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AFRICAN WRITER
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Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Adewuyi Taiwo
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Fiction
John Ebute | Penance
John Ebute
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DIACRITIQUE
Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald: The Witching Hour
October 31, 2019
2
The Witching Hour won in the short story category...
The African: Fiction by Olurotimi Osha
November 19, 2017
1
Ola is finally trying to defend himself against the...
On the Flip Side: Fiction by Deleteh Bank
September 5, 2017
2
Letters fascinate her – not numbers. The way they...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Serendipity: An Essay by Oscar Mubila
July 26, 2007
5
Having been surrounded by Christians and Christianity all my...
Chaos and Catharsis: A Review of ‘Eko o Nii Baje’
April 4, 2009
1
Eko o Nii Baje: a Collection of Short Stories...
Thoughts on the Nigerian Mentality: Combative Mode
March 2, 2009
1
A few days ago, some friends and I exchanged...
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Fiction
Hanna Haile
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PLAY
Sanya Osha: Doing Violence to the Idea of the Novel
September 16, 2013
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Sola Osofisan interviews poet, novelist and philosopher Sanya Osha,...
Reading Culture and the Government in Kenya: A Publisher’s View
June 5, 2017
1
Stakeholders in the book industry are agreed that Kenya...
Ikhide Ikheloa: Analog Origins, Digital Destinations
March 2, 2014
1
Sola Osofisan interviews Ikhide Ikheloa, a book interrogator, blogger...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
The Hawk no more has Claws: Poetry by Olubela Christopher Oluwamurewa
November 19, 2017
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THE HAWK NO MORE HAS CLAWS 1 Moon Starved Is this all...
Tshifhiwa Itai Ratshiungo: Mma
August 31, 2020
4
Mma You asked me not to make my words beautiful, yet...
Abigail George | A Poem
April 30, 2024
0
Take this shrapnel and make a rose garden out...
LAST MONTH ...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
0
I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
3
It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears
May 31, 2024
0
This is what happens to my tears and the...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
0
Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
1
FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre
May 31, 2024
10
IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Woman: Poems by Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule
Poetry
Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule
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The Hybrid | Poems
Poetry
The Hybrid
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A Review of Sanya Osha’s ‘Dust, Spittle and Wind’
Essays & Reviews
Sonwabiso Ngcowa
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