Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s latest novel divulges tragedy about the rich and the poor in a modern Nigerian
Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant...
Ugandan writer on Caine Prize 2023 shortlist
Uganda’s writer Yvonne Kusiima has been nominated for the Caine Prize for African Writing.
Kusiima has been nominated for her story, Weaving, which was published...
Essay on Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Sparks Controversy
An essay on Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o by Kenyan journalist Carey Baraka sparked controversy recently.
Baraka spent three days with Ngũgĩ at his home in California...
Kenyan writer decline invitation to give lecture at Makerere over anti homosexuality law
The anti-gay bill passed in Uganda is gratuitous in its cruelty. It criminalises the human body, speech, thought, intent, literature, music and language. In short it criminalises...
23 African Feminist Books for the Aspiring Revolutionary
This week in our book recommendation series in celebration of women’s history month, we present a booklist for all those readers who want to...