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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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Saturday, July 27, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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Fiction
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Abigail George
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DIACRITIQUE
A Financial Drama: Fiction by Fabian Okorie Ugochukwu
October 1, 2014
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The morning was cool, the air refreshing, the sky...
The Tailor of Adabraka Street: Fiction by Kabu Okai-Davies
October 15, 2015
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The following is a chapter from Kabu Okai-Davies’ upcoming...
Blessings Hara: We
September 29, 2021
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We will dash forever, farther and farther away from...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
The Tale of a Country I Love – by Wairimu Wanjiru
May 6, 2014
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“I love you so much, but if you ever...
Footsteps in the Dust: An Essay by Seotsa ‘Soh’ Manyeli
October 25, 2008
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He called it footsteps in the dust. He made...
Our Art, Our Democracy: The Review of Nigeria’s Cultural Sector
July 16, 2007
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KEYNOTE PAPER DELIVERED BY DR. WALE OKEDIRAN NATIONAL PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN...
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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John Ebute | Penance
Fiction
John Ebute
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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PLAY
Sefi Atta: Something Good Comes to Nigerian literature
May 23, 2005
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Ike Anya speaks with Sefi Atta on her recently...
“I’d love to see more Africans writing about Africa” – Segun Afolabi
October 15, 2005
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Segun Afolabi is the winner of the 2005 Caine...
Ali Znaidi: A poem is a kind of selfie captured in words
May 30, 2016
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Ali Znaidi is a widely anthologised writer. A Tunisian...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
The Race: Poems by Efeduma Eseoghene
February 1, 2016
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THE RACE Quick it seems as the dew cleared on the...
Suns of the Dead: Poems by Anthony Okpunor
January 27, 2018
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SUNS OF THE DEAD And so we have been told...
Song of the Crow: Poems by O. Chiedozie Kelechi Danjuma
May 6, 2018
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SONG OF THE CROW Once upon a time, all birds...
LAST MONTH ...
Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears
May 31, 2024
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This is what happens to my tears and the...
Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre
May 31, 2024
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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
The Journey of the Magi: Poems by Ighalo Eghosa Joel
Poetry
Ighalo Eghosa Joel
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Seventy Three Shades of Truth: A Perlustration of Anyokwu’s Poetic Fusillade
Essays & Reviews
Joshua Idowu Omidire
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Season’s Craze: Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh
Poetry
Nnaemeka Oruh
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