Dami Ajayi celebrates the eclectic sound and success of Olamide, arguably Nigeria’s […]
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The New Thing: Part II*
The pretence of cultural hubs in the “world class” metropolis of Johannesburg […]
Shoki Master
By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo Like any story worth telling, this one involves […]
A Brief History of Fufu Pounding
By Moses März In July 2016, the Kumasi Polytechnic presented the K-POLY […]
Jollof Diaries – A letter from the frontline
By Folakunle Oshun 30 October 2015 It was the first day of […]
Blame Me On History
Atiyyah Khan is a writer, researcher and arts journalist based in Cape […]
The Sahara Is Not A Boundary
Stacy Hardy is a writer and senior editor at Chimurenga. She is […]
How To Cook Your Husband The African Way
Stacy Hardy is a writer and senior editor at Chimurenga. She is […]
A Letter from a Homeless Prodigal
Emeka Ugwu is a Data Analyst who lives in Lagos, Nigeria. He […]
Maggic Cube
These images are from photographer Adji Dieye’s series titled “Maggic Cube”, based […]
Second Transition
“Second Transition” refers to the phase of liberation struggle in South Africa […]
In Bond We Trust?
Nearly a decade on from the worst postcolonial turmoil that saw their […]
Your Own Hand Sold You: Voluntary servitude in the Francafrique
In the CFA franc, the French colonial mission in West Africa found […]
The Hunger Games
In an age of security, the politics of what and how we […]
Dear President Museveni
By Isaac Otidi Amuke I have debated about writing this for days, in […]
Radical Rudeness
By Paula Akugizibwe In Seeing, Jose Saramago’s novel about the death of […]
Grandmothers Teaching: A view from South Africa
The proliferation of MA in Creative Writing programmes at universities raises questions […]
Between: The state and Bhut’ Joe, the frequency and the future
An exchange between Julie Nxadi and Asher Gamedze unravels the state of […]
Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams: A history of creative writing instruction in East Africa
From the earnest hustle of our elders in writing during the 1960s […]
No One Will Save You: Remembering Kenya’s Karl Marx
Student movements in many African countries have historically confronted contradictions of colonial […]
From the earnest hustle of our elders in writing during the 1960s […]
No One Will Save You: Remembering Kenya’s Karl Marx
Student movements in many African countries have historically confronted contradictions of colonial […]