Binyavanga Wainaina

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Thirteen years after Binyavanga Wainaina’s satirical essay, many ‘experts’ on Africa continue to fail to comprehend the need for African voices

Writing about Binyavanga, as is writing about Africa, is about what is left off the page

Binyavanga Wainaina was an exceptional writer, activist and human being

The Kenyan writer and activist died on Tuesday night after suffering a stroke

Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa’s leading literary figures, has outed himself in response to a wave of homophobic laws across the continent.

Binyavanga Wainaina: two years ago, when we heard that Jacob Zuma was running for president, we were upset.

If faith is the oxygen of a young state, faith in a viable future, there is very little oxygen in Kenya right now.

Binyavanga Wainaina: Nowhere on the planet are there countries as oddly shaped as in Africa.

Information about Obama’s grandfather could begin a strange game

Binyavanga Wainaina: To win an election, our political classes released the beast. This beast is exactly as bestial as something out of Revelations.

Did Ngugi wa Thiong’o read Harold Robbins? Did he know what kind of mind-blowing sex you could have in LA with cocaine rubbed on your genitals?