High Class Shanty Town

Karen Press translates Jean-Christophe Lanquetin’ journey through Ouakam
MY COUNTRY, TONIGHT 30TH JUNE 2026

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Miniature Metamorphoses

by André Naffis-Sahely. In his dotage, Henry Kissinger has come to resemble Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars; after five decades of insidious influence on US foreign policy, stretching from Nixon all the way to Obama, his face has scrunched into a ripple of wrinkles, but his eyes retain their wily lustre. When he enters a room, […]
IRM de la ville de Douala

by Maud De La Chappelle To Didier À Douala, on nomme les carrefours, places, rond-points, rues, de manière improvisoire [1]– improvisée et provisoire – augré des anecdotes du quartier, des lieux de vies importants ou du type d’activité quis’y pratique. Ces noms apparaissent, suivant le même processus unpeu mystérieux que celui qui forme les rumeurs, pour […]
This Sea Shall Be Uprooted

By Jumoke Verissimo Images by Adolphus Opara I On the silk expanse of the waters Gleaming sparkles of wrinkled greys,Burdens of stilts and wraps and roofsWe acquire the nudity of nature. As you drive down the Third Mainland Bridge into the shrivelled Lagos Island area, you are introduced to the sight of hundreds of […]