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AFRICAN WRITER
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Fiction
John Ebute | Penance
John Ebute
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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DIACRITIQUE
Jamal Francis: Sodom and Gomorrah
March 31, 2022
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God never asked me to remove my sandals: She...
The Contract: Fiction by Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald
September 5, 2017
6
I couldn’t talk about myself without talking about my...
Cake by the Ocean: A Short Story by Abigail George
March 4, 2017
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Youth excites me. The youth in men. The youth...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Thought Experiments: Eghosa Imasuen on Writing ‘To Saint Patrick’
June 17, 2009
5
I’ve tried many times to put on paper my...
Burma Boys and Strange Wars
April 30, 2008
1
"No European writer could have written 'Things Fall Apart,'...
Sule E. Egya’s Eulogy to Niyi Osundare, a Literary Colossus
August 8, 2017
1
Book Title: Niyi Osundare: A Literary Biography Author: Sule E....
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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PLAY
Violet Barungi: I try to highlight social issues affecting women
May 10, 2010
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1. You began writing while still a student at...
Interview with Hafsatu Ahmed Abdulwahid
October 25, 2008
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ADAMU: Could we hear a brief about your life? ABDULWAHID:...
Writing: Experience Bakes the Best Bread – Paul T. Liam
June 18, 2014
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Once in a while, one comes across people who...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Kunle Okesipe: Horoscope for My Homeland
July 31, 2020
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HOROSCOPE FOR MY HOMELAND Today, as the sun crosses the...
There Is Slavery in Mauritania: Poetry by Alexander K. Opicho
May 6, 2014
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THERE IS SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA There are black slaves in...
When You Know It’s Over: Poems by Atuhairwe Agrace Mugizi
May 30, 2016
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THE RESTRICTED AVENUE Heaven smiles, kisses the ocean; glow worms, rare...
LAST MONTH ...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
3
It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
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...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Jazzy Blues: Winter Poems by Ikhide R. Ikheloa
Poetry
Ikhide R. Ikheloa (Nnamdi)
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Tom and Terry: Fiction by Tolu Akinwole
Fiction
Tolu Akinwole
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Samuel Adeyemi: Correspondence to Self
Poetry
Samuel Adeyemi
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