Publications

Journal articles:

• J. Emeka Nwankwo (2025) Redefining competition and submarine cable ownership: Equiano, MainOne, and the making of middlemen, The Information Society, 41:5, 279-289, DOI: 10.1080/01972243.2025.2547676

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Book chapters:

• Nwankwo, E.J., (2026, forthcoming). Submarine cables and the Question of decolonisation. Internet Decolonized, edited by Professor Marianne Franklin and Dr. Henna Zamurd-Butt, Oxford University Press] 

• Nwankwo, E.J., 2023. A Post-Developmental Critique of Digital Development and Digital Capitalism. In Digital Politics, Digital Histories, Digital Futures (pp. 71-88). Emerald Publishing Limited.

 

Long read essays:

• White eyes (Africa is a Country) 

• How to Kill an African City (My Hometown: Aba, Nigeria) (Popula)

• African Tech for African Problems (The Republic)

• The Gender Non-conforming Spirit: Identity, Disruption and Performance in Igbo culture (Adda Stories)

• Profile: Inside the mind of Femi Kuti, an enigma whose ‘life is an experiment’  (TheCable)

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Web articles:

• Digital underclass: mobile-led digital ecosystem is creating second class digital citizens (LSE Media)

• What development and impact investing gets wrong about tech adoption in Africa (Africa @ London School of Economics and Political Science)​

• How Women Are Changing the Face of African Publishing  (LitHub)

• Digital Okadas get Lagos out of a jam (Africa Report) 

• The day rock star Macron took over New Afrika Shrine (TheCable)

 

Reports:

• Turning Capital into Climate Impact: A Strategic Guide for Climate Tech Investors. ImpactHub (Brazil) – a blueprint. Report https://bit.ly/3JMKN5q 

• Developing digital engagement in African countries: A report for the British Library https://realabconsultancy.com/consultancy-projects/developing-digital-engagement-in-african-countries/

• Surfacing Systemic (In)justices:A Community View. Systemic Justice https://systemicjustice.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SystemicJusticeACommunityView.pdf