The Kenyan writer challenged Western influence on African culture and history, highlighting heritage and resilience
The acclaimed multimedia artist Nakhane continues to explore the themes that have made them a rare talent across many creative fields
Thomas Mofolo’s 1907 ‘masterpiece’ novel offers the reader a journey of body and soul
A review and a re-view of Nigerian Chinua Achebe’s revolutionary novel written in 1958
In his lifetime, Lewis Nkosi arguably saw little effort in terms of intense engagement with his controversial critical inputs. In a review of a new anthology, Unathi Slasha tries…
The soft-spoken scholar had a towering impact on scholarship, artistic work, teaching practice and activism
For as long as there has been an independent Nigeria, its government has been killing its people.
Few black thinkers and creatives in the United States seem able to grapple with the implications of their Americocentrism in relation to Africa
The past explains the present but not the future because ‘that tiny chaos’ makes the future opaque
The classic novel by Chinua Achebe, and how it came to be, are legendary African tales
Africans can become citizens by acting democratically and claiming their identity
The country’s Constitution is the gold standard of democracy but it is not impervious to corruption
‘In black communities, you don’t only look after your family. From the money you get, you need to pay a monthly allowance for extended family’
The novelist’s writings have provided fertile ground for the festival speakers to raise contemporary issues.
Nobel-winning author Nadine Gordimer has paid tribute to Chinua Achebe, the eminent writer who passed away in March.
