My First Eid Al-Fitr
Being born in a Zongo community, Gave me the zeal to help humanity, Not for their lack of man’s basic need, But for the luck that I now have people…
Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
A clear, concise, powerful and bruising book which illustrates the brutality of colonialism and the slave trade and the impact it had upon relationships, identity and the generations which have…
JymWrites: Life’s Beautiful Piece
Love;What a way to existAfraid to live, to die, to hurt and get hurt. Blames;So when the dying oak blames its death on the moisture in the soil,It may be…
Ngamije shortlisted for literature prize
LOCAL author Rémy Ngamije joins the ranks of Africa’s literary finest as his short story ‘The Neighbourhood Watch’ vies for the prestigious AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. This year…
Chimamanda addresses University of Pennsylvania’s graduating class of 2020
Earlier in February 2020, it was announced that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will deliver the commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania in May 2020, making her the first black woman…
Stay with me – Ayobami Adebayo
Set in Nigeria, this novel gives voice to both husband and wife as they tell the story of their marriage–and the forces that threaten to tear it apart. Yejide and…
Ethiopia’s First Female Superhero Comic ‘Hawi’ Nominated for ‘Best Graphic Novel’
Founder of Etan Comics and Ethiopian writer,Beserat Debebe, has been been nominated for this year’s NOMMO Awards for African Speculative Fiction for his Hawi comic in the category of “Best Graphic Novel”. The Nommo Awards are…
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising universal questions of race and belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the…
Book review: Kenyan Christian Queer is a powerful departure from despair
The mark of a great book is often its ability to provoke robust debates and force readers to confront uncomfortable content. Kenyan, Christian, Queer by the academic Adriaan Van Klinken provides a way to…
Nervous Conditions – Tsitsi Dangarembga
A non-fiction book that deals with the themes of poverty, the challenges faced by women trying to achieve their aims in life and the struggles they have to undertake to…
The Emir Abdelkader Mosque, Constantine – Algeria
The city’s most prominent monument and one of the world’s largest mosques, the Emir Abdelkader Mosque was built in Constantine, Algeria in 1994. The project started in 1968 as a desire…
A Mama at Will
Ring Ring RingOff goes the alarm thingLooking for my darlingI scream, Honey!My shoes, my watch, my phone, my belt, my socksI’m lost She smiles and saysI’m hereNo fearAnd yes, she’s…
Black Moses – Alain Mabanckou
A novel described as “Oliver Twist in 1970s Africa” (Les Inrockuptibles) from “Africa’s Samuel Beckett . . . one of the continent’s greatest living writers” (The Guardian). It’s not easy…
Mama’s Love
The world marked Mother’s Day on Sunday, 10th May, 2020. It is a day set aside to acknowledge all the sacrifices our mothers have done and keep doing for us….