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Radiate Rwanda Literary Excellence Award 2026 3rd Edition
The Radiate Rwanda Literary Excellence Awards is a premier annual celebration spotlighting outstanding Rwandan and African authors, poets, and storytellers. Organised by…
Articles
Essays, reviews, author profiles and serialised fiction about books published in Africa today.
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Book Serialisation
Wesonga’s family’s shocked reaction to the couple's pregnancy and marriage news rattles Muna to the core
The mother nodded. “I know my son. He is like his father and needs someone who can stand up to him, and you look like you do not like trouble.” Muna looked at her…
Podcasts
Is Religion Excusing Bad Leadership in Kenya? I Conversation with the Literature Guru
Do African politicians hide behind religion to escape accountability? And is traditional spiritual intervention what will save Africa? In this fiery discussion of Dr…
Featured
Baba, while you are away: the songs, struggles and contradictions of Raila Odinga
In death, Raila was accorded a state funeral, and the country watched as a man who had spent decades seeking the presidency received the ceremonial honours of a former…
Podcasts
Kikuyu Love, Colonial Kenya & the Road to Rebellion | Part 2
What happens when the land your ancestors gave you is taken by strangers? In Chapter Two of Our Land, Our Love, Wacheera and Ekeno begin married life amid growing…
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East African comic artists draw new worlds — and new possibilities for the industry
The question of how stories move beyond their place of origin was also central to Grivel’s contribution to the exhibition programme.“Be self-confident about your culture…
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Don’t get cremated: why deny us a good funeral feast?
Many people I know have been cremated. Prof Wangari Maathai. Charles Mugane Njonjo. Jeremiah Kiereini. Allan Thigo. Tough people. Important people. Revered celebrities…
Podcasts
Are Luos Their Own Worst Enemies? Politics, Wealth and Luo Identity | Part 4
What if the biggest obstacle to Luo economic progress isn't outsiders, but Luos themselves? In Dr. Kavirondo, two academics confront uncomfortable questions about Luo…
Podcasts
Our Land, Our Love: Will the White Man Ever Leave? | Part 1
What happens when strangers settle on your land, and the home you have always known begins to slip away? In the first chapter of Our Land, Our Love, we meet Wacheera…
Featured
‘Born at the End of the World’ features among 13 books longlisted for the 2026 CANEX Prize for Publishing
The longlist, announced on 6 October, brings together fiction, memoir, poetry, history, children’s literature and non-fiction from publishers across Africa and the…
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Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza wins the 2026 Caine Prize
“The Blue Fighter” follows Tinashe, a young boy whose family is plunged into financial difficulty after his father leaves his profession to pursue his passion for…
Book Serialisation
Muna meets Wesonga for the very first time, but she is totally unimpressed and unfazed by him
It had taken her all ten minutes to realise that her soul had already left medical school. She literally sneaked out, on tiptoes. Then she bumped into him, literally. In…