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Bridging Africa’s Scholarly Divide: The Story of Research Africa

Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Researcher, Lecturer, Coach, and Mentor in Journalism.

I began my academic journey in Nigeria, pursuing my master’s degree with the resources available to me: printed books, faculty-provided journals, online, and local library/repository collections. In our context in Nigeria, digitised academic content was not a primary concern. The printed materials on the library shelves and open-access journal articles accessible via Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Academia were often considered sufficient for the research we conducted.