Saturday, July 27, 2024

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Sunlight on Blue Water: A Short Story by Malusi Mwongeli

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It rains the day you decide to leave the...

‘Window 8’: A day at Walter Carrington – A Short Story by Eghosa Imasuen

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# I woke up that Thursday morning especially grouchy. I...

Sad Eyes: Fiction by Toni Kan Onwordi

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She had sad eyes and a face that was...

Sankofa is Chibundu Onuzo’s Blueprint for Homecoming

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Book title: Sankofa Author: Chibundu Onuzo Press: Virago (UK) Publication date: June...

What Somaliland Taught Me

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Whether Americans or Africans, my friends reacted in much...

To ‘Tell’ or to ‘Show’ – That is the Question

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At the advanced level class of the recently held...

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Niyi Osundare At 60

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Recently, Professor Niyi Osundare, poet, scholar, essayist, humanist and...

Those Who Propound ‘African Literature’ Can’t Explain It – Helon Habila

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As a child growing up, Helon Habila’s father wanted...

Akeem Lasisi: Why I Perform My Poems

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Akeem Lasisi, poet, journalist, and double winner of the...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note  There is a...

Sihle Ntuli: Monday

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MONDAY   to stare at a mirror      to feel hungry sadistic sun...

A Short Black Poem: Poetry by Cletus Nelson Nwadike

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A Short Black Poem 1 When I die I want to be...

Friends: Poems by Olubukola Kwegan

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Escape I would dream about Escaping... BREATH it was far away from...

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Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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   Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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This is what happens to my tears and the...

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...

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