“Anam’s Wake” Turns Grief Into A Kenyan Psychological Horror Story
Kenyan filmmaker Likarion Wainaina is back with a new psychological thriller, and this time he’s
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Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1960s: how the famous pianist began to shape an African jazz sound
In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad. The post Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1960s: how the famous pianist began to shape an African jazz sound appeared first on This is Africa.
15 African Queer Books That Have Shaped a Literary Movement | Brittle Paper’s June Reading List
At Brittle Paper, this June, we are highlighting some of our favourite African queer books that have rocked and shaped African publishing. In Necessary Fiction, Eloghosa Osunde resuscitates her signature style, blurring the lines between myth and reality to reimagine queer urban existence, showing
Safia Elhillo, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, and Stephanie Wambugu Named 2027–2028 Civitella Ranieri Writing Fellows
Three African and diaspora writers feature among the 25 names announced by the Civitella Ranieri Foundation as its newly selected Writing Fellows for the 2027 and 2028 residency seasons. Civitella Ranieri, an international artist residency housed in a 15th-century castle in Umbria, Italy, has hosted
On Close Examination Is Gloria Chinyere Okwu’s Unflinching Memoir of Survival | Now Available for Preorder
Gloria Chinyere Okwu’s memoir On Close Examination is now available for preorder from Ouida Books, published under the press’s Cognix imprint. The book traces Chinyere’s life from a childhood split between Jos and Ukpor, where she learns early what Igbo culture demands of a good daughter, through a
midnight & indigo Is Open for Submissions | Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, and Personal Essays by Black Women | Submit by June 30
midnight & indigo, the literary platform celebrating Black women’s voices across the diaspora, has three submission windows open right now, all closing June 30 at 11:59 pm ET. Since 2018, the platform has published over 400 Black women writers across the US, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, As
“This Is Not Just About Us”: Dr. Ivara Esege Writes His Own Account of the Inquest Euracare Has Tried Five Times to Stop
Dr. Ivara Esege, husband of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has published his own account of the death of their son Nkanu Nnamdi, picking up where his wife’s public letter left off. In a column for Guardian Nigeria published June 19, Esege writes that Nkanu was 21 months old when he died at Euracare Hospi
Ceasefire but not a grand bargain between the United States and Iran
Born of exhaustion rather than peace, the new U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding marks a pivotal shift in West Asian politics. Despite unleashing overwhelming military force to cripple Tehran, Washington and Tel Aviv failed to trigger regime change. Battered but standing, a surviving Iran has par
Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same
State spending has remained high despite public demands for greater fiscal discipline. The post Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same appeared first on This is Africa.
“I felt fulfilled and giddy while writing their love story” Kulthum Asha on Crafting Heart Analytics
Kulthum Asha’s Heart Analytics arrived in March and stole our hearts. The swoonworthy novel follows data-obsessed Renike, who enters a tutoring agreement with the effervescent campus heartthrob, Rotimi “RJ” jacobs. It was meant to be a simple agreement: she helps him pass his Yoruba classes and he h