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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
August 31, 2024
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‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Prince Ihè | Here, We Sing A Sad Song
December 30, 2023
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"We only live once. We only die once. How...
Michelle Chepchumba: When Your Life Means Nothing
July 31, 2021
2
It is past midnight. Maybe 1:00 am, maybe 2:00....
The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
July 31, 2024
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The closed door notwithstanding, the proceedings bore audibly into...
How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
November 19, 2017
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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...
Sybil Fekurumoh | Tomorrow For My Worth, Today For Children
April 29, 2023
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The audience is witnessing a moment in a support...
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Fiction
Wayne McCray
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Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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PLAY
Interview with Hafsatu Ahmed Abdulwahid
October 25, 2008
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ADAMU: Could we hear a brief about your life? ABDULWAHID:...
Chika Unigwe on Modern-day Sex Slavery and the Politics of Belonging
November 9, 2015
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Chika Unigwe, after several years living in Belgium, recently...
Playing with Poetry: A Conversation with Tade Ipadeola
March 31, 2021
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"I do think that our greatest investments should be...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Regret: A Poem by Sanya Osha
May 11, 2010
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REGRET I And what are you all looking at And waiting for? You...
Good Girls Go To Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere
May 25, 2005
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I AM THE LAST MAN STANDING At the last...
The Way of Things: Poems by Emmanuel Idem
November 30, 2018
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THE WAY OF THINGS Never did I love with more...
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Chimezie Okoro
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Fiction
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Andrea Zanin
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Tshifhiwa Itai Ratshiungo: Mma
Poetry
Tshifhiwa Itai Ratshiungo
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A Song of Mourning: Poems by Romeo Oriogun
Poetry
Romeo Oriogun
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The Will to Believe: Poetry by Obakanse Lakanse
Poetry
Obakanse S. Lakanse
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LAST MONTH...
Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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