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trapped

Fiction

Mohamed Mahou | Beyond Reproach

24 Min Read

living

Fiction

B. Ańjọláolúwa | The Art of Living

B. Ańjọláolúwa

16 Min Read

African Burial Ground National Monument

Features & Reviews

A Trip To The African Burial Ground National Monument

Paul R. Paradise

11 Min Read

River Spirit

Features & Reviews

Rewriting Sudan in Leila Aboulela’s Novel ‘River Spirit’

Amany Abdelrazek-Alsiefy

7 Min Read

king and pawns

Poetry

Hayley Gibbons | Awakened

1 Min Read

august rain

Poetry

Mubarak Said | The August Rain

3 Min Read

bipolar

Poetry

Abigail George | Rebirth

3 Min Read

bus stop

Poetry

Nket Godwin | Bus Stop Religion

2 Min Read

incense

Non Fiction

Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance

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new town

Marial Awendit | Chronology in a New Town

2 Min Read

mental hospital

Abigail George | The Mental Hospital

2 Min Read

Dead again

James Onyebuchi Nnaji | When I am Dead Again

James Onyebuchi Nnaji

4 Min Read

night crawler

Fiction

Joel Oputa | Night Crawlers

dirt

Fiction

Andrea Zanin | Dirt

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Poetry

Three Months of Courtship: Poems by Anele Mkhwananzi

September 8, 2012

Fiction

The Funeral: A Short Story by Rosie R.

September 10, 2007

Poetry

Samson’s Petals: Poems by Chijioke Umunnakwe

April 24, 2011

Poetry

Abuoya Eruot: Mimicking the Love Scenes in Juliet and Romeo

April 30, 2020

Poetry

Bayo Aderoju: Two Poems

August 31, 2021

Fiction

God is a Policeman: Fiction by Yiro Abari

May 6, 2018

People

“I Regret Nigeria Has Given Me Nothing But Insistent Pain From Childhood” – Obiwu

May 22, 2007

Poetry

The Comfort of Strangers: Poems by Abigail George

March 4, 2017

Poetry

Funmilayo Obasa: When girls speak about spirituality

July 31, 2020

Fiction

Singing this Redemption Song: Fiction by Joseph Omoh Ndukwu

January 4, 2016

News

(CLOSED) Call for Entries: Ebedi Review – Issue 2

May 24, 2016

Features & Reviews

The Role of Contemporary African Literature in Painting a True Image of Africa

June 27, 2016

Poetry

Can’t You See? Poems by Segun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia)

May 5, 2007

Fiction

Bottomless Pit: A Short Story by Vera Ezimora

November 29, 2005

Poetry

Memorials: Poems by Adeola Ikuomola

July 26, 2016

Fiction

No More Wars to Win: Fiction by Abenea Ndago

June 21, 2015