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August 19, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

At 91, the Catholic prelate is the most accomplished living African and Black religious minister, our oldest cover star, and our first outside literature and film.
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Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

December 26, 2023

On Our Third Anniversary, a Note of Gratitude

Otosirieze

December 11, 2023

Leila Aboulela Is on the December 2023 Cover of Open Country Mag

As war rages in Sudan, we turn to one of its major artists, a pioneering figure in the 2000s resurgence in African literature.
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Leila Aboulela is on the December 2023 cover of OCM - IG - Copy

August 15, 2023

“Thrilling and Innovative Ideas”: Open Country Mag Names 6 Curatorial Fellows

The $6,000 initiative, sponsored by Africa No Filter, will fund and support five projects representing West, East, and Southern Africa: a musical and art exhibition, 3D fashion and storytelling, a mixed media project on Nok terracotta, a podcast on LGBTQI+ issues, and a documentary on Nollywood.
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OCM Curatorial Fellows Announcement

May 2, 2023

Announcing The Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships, Sponsored by Africa No Filter

The instructors are Lumen Prize winner Minne Attairu, A Nasty Boy founder Innanoshe Akuson, and Open Country Mag editor Otosirieze.
Open Country Mag
The Next Generation of African Literature Covers Open Country Mag. Covers designed by Emmimade Studio.

April 4, 2023

Open Country Mag Is Now Publisher of Folio Nigeria, Formerly CNN’s Exclusive Media Affiliate in Africa

In addition to literary and film stories on Open Country Mag, you can now also read stories in business, culture, and society from Folio Nigeria.
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Kelly Omodamwen, an experimental metal sculptor profiled by Folio Nigeria. Supplied.

March 8, 2023

Rita Dominic Is on the March 2023 Cover of Open Country Mag

In the 2000s, she was only another superstar in Nollywood. Now she is the most nominated actress in the histories of both the AMAAs and the AMVCAs, the industry’s two biggest awards. For Open Country Mag’s first film cover, we look into her reinvention from stage to screen, 25 years after she emerged on the scene.
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Rita Dominic Is on the March 2023 Cover of Open Country Mag

November 4, 2022

After 2 Years Covering African Literature, Open Country Mag Expands into Film & TV

Even as we cross industries, our angle of storytelling remains to be revelatory, and our style literary.
Otosirieze
OCM Reissues Covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, & Maaza Mengiste

October 25, 2022

Emeka Ugwu, Newly Named Art Director of OCM, on Creating a Visual Language of Africanness

The multidisciplinary designer, whose clients include NASA, UNESCO, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, makes work that is “unusual and unique.”
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Emeka Ugwu, Art Director of Open Country Mag

October 13, 2022

Open Country Mag Reissues Covers of African Literary Icons

Ahead of our second anniversary, we redesigned our covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Maaza Mengiste.
Otosirieze
OCM Reissues Covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, & Maaza Mengiste

February 10, 2022

Damon Galgut Is on the February 2022 Cover of Open Country Mag

In his 40th year as a writer, last year’s Booker Prize winner talks to Open Country Mag about his artistic process, and his novel The Promise.
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Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Damon Galgut

September 17, 2021

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Is on the September 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

Fifteen years ago, she published Half of a Yellow Sun, her great novel about the Biafran War. In a wide-ranging exclusive sit-down interview with Open Country Mag, she is looking back, feeling the present, and thinking forward.
Otosirieze
Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

September 16, 2021

Statement on Open Country Mag Feature Replicated by Al Jazeera without Acknowledgement

Otosirieze

July 2, 2021

Teju Cole Is on the July 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

In the first longform profile of him in an online African publication, we follow the great writer’s reinventive journey in fiction, nonfiction, and photography, to mark the 10th anniversary of his debut novel Open City.
Otosirieze
Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Teju Cole

January 16, 2021

Maaza Mengiste Is on the January 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

After two acclaimed books, the historical novelist is now looking to photography to chronicle Ethiopia.
Otosirieze
Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Maaza Mengiste

December 30, 2020

Tsitsi Dangarembga Is on the December 2020 Cover of Open Country Mag

Icon in African literature. Icon in Zimbabwean film. Our debut cover story had to be on a writer whose work lights a way.
Otosirieze
Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Tsitsi Dangarembga

December 26, 2020

Open Country Mag’s Launch Stories

We launch with a host of stories: one profile, two spotlight features, three reviews, and news and videos. And more soon.
Otosirieze

August 19, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

Francis Cardinal Arinze Is on the August 2024 Cover of Open Country Mag

At 91, the Catholic prelate is the most accomplished living African and Black religious minister, our oldest cover star, and our first outside literature and film.
Otosirieze

December 26, 2023

On Our Third Anniversary, a Note of Gratitude

Otosirieze

December 11, 2023

Leila Aboulela is on the December 2023 cover of OCM - IG - Copy

Leila Aboulela Is on the December 2023 Cover of Open Country Mag

As war rages in Sudan, we turn to one of its major artists, a pioneering figure in the 2000s resurgence in African literature.
Otosirieze

August 15, 2023

OCM Curatorial Fellows Announcement

“Thrilling and Innovative Ideas”: Open Country Mag Names 6 Curatorial Fellows

The $6,000 initiative, sponsored by Africa No Filter, will fund and support five projects representing West, East, and Southern Africa: a musical and art exhibition, 3D fashion and storytelling, a mixed media project on Nok terracotta, a podcast on LGBTQI+ issues, and a documentary on Nollywood.
Otosirieze

May 2, 2023

The Next Generation of African Literature Covers Open Country Mag. Covers designed by Emmimade Studio.

Announcing The Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships, Sponsored by Africa No Filter

The instructors are Lumen Prize winner Minne Attairu, A Nasty Boy founder Innanoshe Akuson, and Open Country Mag editor Otosirieze.
Open Country Mag

April 4, 2023

Kelly Omodamwen, an experimental metal sculptor profiled by Folio Nigeria. Supplied.

Open Country Mag Is Now Publisher of Folio Nigeria, Formerly CNN’s Exclusive Media Affiliate in Africa

In addition to literary and film stories on Open Country Mag, you can now also read stories in business, culture, and society from Folio Nigeria.
Otosirieze

March 8, 2023

Rita Dominic Is on the March 2023 Cover of Open Country Mag

Rita Dominic Is on the March 2023 Cover of Open Country Mag

In the 2000s, she was only another superstar in Nollywood. Now she is the most nominated actress in the histories of both the AMAAs and the AMVCAs, the industry’s two biggest awards. For Open Country Mag’s first film cover, we look into her reinvention from stage to screen, 25 years after she emerged on the scene.
Otosirieze

November 4, 2022

OCM Reissues Covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, & Maaza Mengiste

After 2 Years Covering African Literature, Open Country Mag Expands into Film & TV

Even as we cross industries, our angle of storytelling remains to be revelatory, and our style literary.
Otosirieze

October 25, 2022

Emeka Ugwu, Art Director of Open Country Mag

Emeka Ugwu, Newly Named Art Director of OCM, on Creating a Visual Language of Africanness

The multidisciplinary designer, whose clients include NASA, UNESCO, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, makes work that is “unusual and unique.”
Otosirieze

October 13, 2022

OCM Reissues Covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, & Maaza Mengiste

Open Country Mag Reissues Covers of African Literary Icons

Ahead of our second anniversary, we redesigned our covers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Maaza Mengiste.
Otosirieze

February 10, 2022

Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Damon Galgut

Damon Galgut Is on the February 2022 Cover of Open Country Mag

In his 40th year as a writer, last year’s Booker Prize winner talks to Open Country Mag about his artistic process, and his novel The Promise.
Otosirieze

September 17, 2021

Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Is on the September 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

Fifteen years ago, she published Half of a Yellow Sun, her great novel about the Biafran War. In a wide-ranging exclusive sit-down interview with Open Country Mag, she is looking back, feeling the present, and thinking forward.
Otosirieze

September 16, 2021

Statement on Open Country Mag Feature Replicated by Al Jazeera without Acknowledgement

Otosirieze

July 2, 2021

Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Teju Cole

Teju Cole Is on the July 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

In the first longform profile of him in an online African publication, we follow the great writer’s reinventive journey in fiction, nonfiction, and photography, to mark the 10th anniversary of his debut novel Open City.
Otosirieze

January 16, 2021

Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Maaza Mengiste

Maaza Mengiste Is on the January 2021 Cover of Open Country Mag

After two acclaimed books, the historical novelist is now looking to photography to chronicle Ethiopia.
Otosirieze

December 30, 2020

Open Country Mag Reissues Cover of Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga Is on the December 2020 Cover of Open Country Mag

Icon in African literature. Icon in Zimbabwean film. Our debut cover story had to be on a writer whose work lights a way.
Otosirieze

December 26, 2020

Open Country Mag’s Launch Stories

We launch with a host of stories: one profile, two spotlight features, three reviews, and news and videos. And more soon.
Otosirieze

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