Angry Birds Tony Mochama‘He (Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman) told me there’s a place called “The Sudan” and horrible things are going on there…Before (that) I thought it was a freelance mass, no government, no this, no that, but he (MBS) explained its whole history...

I Can See You Immaculate Halla 28 August 2025Miss Meredith left yesterday.   No goodbye, no anything. Not even a thank-you to me for keeping her company all this time. I should get used to it; the excitement of their arrival, the horror in their faces when they leave,...

All Birds Do Not Fly Joseph JegedeAs your bags drop to the floor and you collapse into bed, you are sure this is freedom. Germany, for you, has always been a Traumland. In all your applications for further studies, you wrote that Germany was a dreamland for you. This...

Shelter Gloria Mwaniga OdaryThe first drops are thick and warm. They fall on the face of the woman in a blue frock with white dots, trickle down her face and tickle her neck, as she strides purposefully to take shelter at Obulala General Store on Mumias Road. If it...

Cockroach Milk Kiprop KimutaiNthamba took the brown bonnet off her curly permed hair and placed it on the teddy bear that was large enough to hug, swallowing its head. A cockroach dropped down and disappeared on the floor, which was cluttered with old sacks that spilt...

Auntie Margaret Jekwu AnyaegbunaEarly morning, I stand in front of my bedroom window to greet the new sun, which is the face of the Almighty God, which is like yellow butter bursting in the distant east. Although my eyes have woken up, my body still thinks I need to...

The Grey Girl Dilman DilaHe found her shortly after midnight. He watched her for a moment through his viewfinder, as if pressing the shutter button would make her vanish. She stood at a rolex stand, admiring eggs sizzling in the frying pan. The bulb in the stall threw...

The House Leye AdenleTemitope stood on the porch waiting for the house to let her in. She adjusted her uniform against the mirror polish of the black steel door, then looked down to straighten her apron. She looked up at the door. It seemed to be taking longer than...

Just Dance Chiké Frankie EdozienThe moment it happened, Hajiya Maryam just knew she would get the blame for her son’s revelation at this society wedding. Like she had been blamed for everything under the sun that went wrong since she married and claimed Kazzaura’s...

The Empty Chair Aliyu Yakubu1. It was 10.15 on a Thursday morning.  Tiny rays of the risen sun were searing into the living room through the curtains draped over the open windows, their golden speckles strewn about the walls. Hindatu leaned over her four-year-old son,...

Darkling Waters Run Deep Rutendo Chichaya“In the result, and accordingly, the accused is found guilty of murder with constructive intent,” the old woman sitting on the highly esteemed bench, clad in a red robe and a blond wig, said sternly. The people in the gallery...

Tekua Boakye D. AlphaSome things don't make sense. A lot of things don't make sense. Like how you would take almost everything you sell in the shop, arrange them outside in front, sit behind them for barely seven hours, and then pack them back inside when the evening...