Open Country Mag is a Nigerian magazine that covers African literature, the Nigerian film industry, and culture. It was founded in 2020 by writer Otosirieze Obi-Young.
The magazine has been praised for "building a permanent record of African cultural figures through long-form storytelling." The University of Maryland's Department of African and African American Studies has described it as "one of the most important and ambitious platforms for African writers."
Open Country Mag publishes culture journalism, commentary, book and film reviews, new writing, book excerpts, and is reputed for its longform profiles. These include cover story features on writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Wole Soyinka, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Maaza Mengiste, and Chinelo Okparanta, and actor Rita Dominic.
The publication Communique wrote:
Contributors include Dangarembga, Leila Aboulela, Diriye Osman, Chibundu Onuzo, Jamal Mahjoub, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.
In March 2023, the magazine announced that it was now the publisher of Folio Nigeria, a content platform that was the exclusive media affiliate of CNN in Africa. The same year, it announced a fellowship for African curators.