Saturday, July 27, 2024

DIACRITIQUE

Nadia Benjelloun: Al Masira Khadra

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Crimson dripped down from her groin… The fog was unfolding...

The Hand of the Sea: Fiction by Kabu Okai-Davies

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At first it was a whisper. Then tears started...

Evelyn’s Dilemma: Fiction by Mofoluwawo Oluwapelumi Mojolaoluwa

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As she waited for the doctor that sunny noon,...

The Relevance of Arts To Practical Living

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INTRODUCTION For the avoidance of doubt, the concept of the...

Sixty-Eight Years on a Motorcycle

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We arrive in Nairobi tomorrow morning. It’s my first...

The Yahoo Generation and the Triple Tropes of Sleaze

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“The old is dying and the new cannot be...

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A Season of the Great Lake: An Interview with Mukoma wa Ngugi

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An Afriquest Interview series conducted by F.O. Ohanyido. Mukoma, let's...

Recalling the Iconic Exit of Chinua Achebe

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Chinua Achebe died at exactly 11:51pm (US time). That...

Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya

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Q: Congratulations on the publication of Measuring Time and...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Yanjanani L. Banda | Memory and Redemption

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Memory There's a picture of you and me hanging on the...

Definition: Poems by Mtendere Alice Kishindo

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i.    The Old Man and I The wind blew hard, Cars...

Adesiyan Oluwapelumi: Poems

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Cities 'my body is a country of diverse places'- Romeo...

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Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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

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

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

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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

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