African Literature

Regina Twala was an influential writer and political activist of the 50s and 60s. Yet while European men gained acclaim from her work, her name was almost erased from memory. Over the course of 2018, during a research period in the…

The colonial era put a whirl spin on true cultural identities by teaching schoolchildren in English, ignoring Kenya’s several languages including the widely spoken, Kiswahili. By the time of independence, mother-tongues were at risk of…

Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for her book, The Shadow King. She is the second African writer to be shortlisted in the prestigious literary award. The Shadow King is about an orphan…

African fiction is very popular at the moment because there are a great deal of stories African novelists are yet to tell about Africans and our lives. While, Tsitsi Dangarembga, author of Zimbabwean trilogy; Nervous Conditions, The Book…

There’s no doubt corruption hinders economic development. For Africa, corruption is rife and it has completely eroded trust between the public and the continent’s leaders. While there are countless initiatives and organisations already…