About Palaver
A Pan-African publication for culture and politics — made entirely by young African voices.
Why Palaver exists
The continent has always had things to say.
Palaver is not a blog. It is not a newsletter. It is a publication with a point of view — Pan-African in scope, Gen Z in voice, uncompromising in its editorial standards.
There is no shortage of African media. There is a shortage of African media that takes culture and politics equally seriously, writes from inside the continent without explaining itself to outsiders, and is made by — not just for — young Africans under 30.
That is the gap Palaver fills.
The name
To palaver is to talk, to debate, to make noise.
The word is used across West African pidgins and creoles. It carries weight — colonial histories, market arguments, late-night debates. We are reclaiming it. The continent has always palavered. We are just giving it a publication.
what we stand for
Pan-African scope
We cover all 54 countries. Not just Nigeria, not just South Africa. The whole continent, in full voice.
Gen Z writers
Our writers are young Africans. Not observers, not commentators from outside — people living the stories they tell.
Editorial independence
We are registered in Nigeria as Palaver Media. We answer to our writers and our readers. Nobody else.
Culture & politics equally
A Fela essay and an analysis of the Sahel coups sit side by side here. Both matter. Neither apologises for the other.