AfricaAfrican DiasporaArt and CultureBook ReviewsJournalism·September 21, 2012A Pawpaw on a Mango Tree/A Slim Queen in a Palanquin/The Anthill in the Sea by Atukwei OkaiA collection of verses and chants for children, Atukwei Okai has put together poetry and illustrations which reminds you of...
Book Reviews·September 17, 2012Anatomy of Disappearance by Hisham MatarHisham Matar wastes no time in laying the foundation for a profoundly moving story about the loss of a loved...
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AfricaAfrican DiasporaBook ReviewsJournalism·September 12, 2012Charles Taylor and Liberia: Ambition and Atrocity in Africa’s Lone Star State by Colin M. WaughIt is not hard to understand why President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stressed the need for reconciliation and reconstruction, and placed...
AfricaAfrican DiasporaArt and CultureBook ReviewsJournalism·June 9, 2012Who has the Right to write about Africa? (Part II) One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina | The Granta Book of African Anthology, Edited by Helon Habila | The Makings of You by Nii Ayikwei ParkesIn the second of my book review series, Who has The Right To Write About Africa, I am reviewing books...
AfricaAfrican DiasporaArt and CultureBook ReviewsJournalismNigeria·June 7, 2012Who has the Right to write about Africa?
AfricaBook ReviewsGender·October 7, 2011A Long Way from Paradise: Surviving The Rwanda Genocide by Leah ChishugiIn recent times, Rwanda has made headlines for the wrong reasons, from an alleged attempt on the lives of exiled...
AfricaArt and CultureBook ReviewsJournalism·October 2, 201110 Years of The Caine Prize for African Writing & A Life In Full and Other StoriesThe Caine Prize for African writing has done a tremendous job, bringing writers from the continent, known and unknown to...
AfricaBlack BritainBook ReviewsFeaturesInterviewsJournalismPeopleWomen·April 20, 2011Power to The Kink!Black women’s hair is a subject that arouses strong emotions and controversy. In Hair Power Skin Revolution, a collection of...
AfricaBook ReviewsJournalismPeoplePoliticsWomen·April 12, 2011Migritude by Shailja Patel (Book review)It is not everyday you get a writer whose heritage spans three continents but that is what you have with...
