"[2] Open Country Mag publishes culture journalism, commentary, book and film reviews, new writing, book excerpts, and is reputed for its longform profiles.

[3] These include cover story features on writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Maaza Mengiste, and Chinelo Okparanta, and actor Rita Dominic.

[4] Contributors include Dangarembga, Leila Aboulela, Diriye Osman, Chibundu Onuzo, Jamal Mahjoub, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.

[5] In March 2023, the magazine announced that it was now the publisher of Folio Nigeria,[6] a content platform that was the exclusive media affiliate of CNN in Africa.

[7] The same year, it announced a fellowship for African curators.