Why Africans are angry at Tshisekedi’s ‘Sell-Off’ of the DRC
The endemic corruption at the highest levels of government in the DRC makes the prospect…
Category: Pan African
South Sudan’s Independence and the Myth of the Post‑Colonial Finish Line
On July 9, 2011, South Sudan officially became the 193rd United Nations member, following a…
In Memoriam: Henry Chakava and Ngugi Wa Thiongo’o Blazing and Decolonizing Africa’s Literary Trail
In May 2019, I attended a 3-day seminar in Nairobi hosted by the International Publisher’s…
Abi Daré Wins The Inaugural Climate Fiction Prize
Just two months ago, I found out about the Climate Fiction Prize. On 13th March…
Building a Life, Piece by Piece: A Conversation With David and Ferran Aguilar
My conversation with David Aguilar Amphoux aka Hand Solo, born with a missing right arm,…
On the Road with Maker Express [Egypt]
Cairo Hacker Space and Eshbook are going on a road trip with the Maker Express to more…
Digital activists from South Sudan visiting Berlin for re:publica
PRESS RELEASE: On the road back to peace and unity in the world’s newest nation,…
“HOME” by Somali author & poet Warsan Shire
#refugeeswelcome Warsan Shire (photo: okayafrica.com) no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of…