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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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AFRICAN WRITER
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Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Dismas Okombo | Home
October 1, 2023
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for S.O. You still listen to the same Ohangla music...
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
July 31, 2024
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It was a very cold February day in Cambridge,...
Death of a Patriot: Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett
May 16, 2007
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Make you no go anywhere/Jus’ e wait dere make...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
Ritah Tumushabe | Sacred Threads: A Personal Journey of Faith and Loss
July 31, 2023
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Today, I have decided to retire my rosary. This...
Rumbie Mugadza | No!
April 29, 2023
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“No” And The Dragon That Could Not Be Slain Your...
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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PLAY
Uwem Akpan: On Bullets, Bestsellers and Bedbugs
April 30, 2022
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Uwem Akpan In conversation with Sola Osofisan. In 2008, Uwem...
Those Who Propound ‘African Literature’ Can’t Explain It – Helon Habila
October 28, 2007
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As a child growing up, Helon Habila’s father wanted...
Harry Garuba: In Praise of “the Thursday People”
November 30, 2020
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Harry Garuba who passed in February 2020 was a...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
10 Things I Hate About U: Poetry by Mugabi Byenkya
July 31, 2018
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10 Things I Hate About U Last night, my brother...
Abigail George: Offering
July 31, 2019
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Once I called you home. Once you called /...
Confession of an Unknown Lover: Poems by Abayomi Ogunniyi
August 22, 2016
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CONFESSION OF AN UNKNOWN LOVER A long journey down the lane...
Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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Fiction
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Shannon Kenny
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Right to Intrude: Poems by Ngozi Unigwe
Poetry
Ngozi Unigwe
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Nwodo Divine | Dance of Shadows
Poetry
Nwodo Divine
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A Review of Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha’s ‘Beyond the Trial’
Essays & Reviews
Akan Kenymabasi Uwe
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LAST MONTH...
The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
John Edward Ellis
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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