Autopsie d’un pays encore vivant – Richard Stanley Philius
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Dreams, Pursuits, Things – Emmanuel Olabiyi
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How Do You Write About a City? – Meho Wahome
How Do You Write About a City? Meho WahomeNairobi is a city of fragments – pieces that never quite fit but refuse to be ignored.This piece is not a map of Nairobi – no neat lines or clear answers here. It listens for the rhythms beneath the noise: echoes of people’s...
The Voices Inside My Head – Yvonne Aore
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A Very Brief History of Extraction – Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
A Very Brief History of Extraction Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu 26 January 2026Part I Koh… Koh… Koh… The Man is 24 years old when he has his first tooth extraction. The dentist – a Doctor Watson, but that is elementary – uses the tools of his trade: a gum lancet loosens the...
Kola Nut Insurance Policy ​- ​Jean John-Edo
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At the Foot of Sugar Hill – Leyelle Mesa-Graham
At the Foot of Sugar Hill Leyelle Mesa-GrahamThere are coloured girls dancing on the peak of Sugar Hill/ Caramel queens and cinnamon sisters swaying like palms in the vapour of the wasted night/ Meltingly lovely marshmallow sweeties/ Princesses in shades of maple and...
Lamentations of Recreation – Rafeeat Aliyu
Lamentations of Recreation Rafeeat AliyuThey knew of tomorrow. They knew of yesterday. These were the lamentations of the Witness when sent by the Hidden One to repair the Earth. When the Witness descended, he wept for all he saw. They knew of tomorrow. They knew of...
The End of the Story – Orji Victor Ebubechukwu
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On Entering the Earth’s Surface Once Again and Ending Time – Jacquese Armstrong
On Entering the Earth’s Surface Once Again and Ending Time Jacquese Armstrongi am walking the gapintended to envelop me(i can walk on air)i walk past the hungry lions/ rufflethe fur on top their heads/ theysmile at mewe know who owns this jungle the key to the...
Towards a Judgement of Character – Muriithi Kariuki
Towards a Judgement of Character Muriithi Kariuki 1. When I talk about my experiences today, I laugh 2. I laugh because removed from the cruelty of their immediacy, experiences become more palatable – sometimes even comic. 3. Three years ago my friend and I...
The Fire in Ten – Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
The Fire in Ten Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor(in which elements necessary to make a hearth, and sustain its heart and heat are proposed) I Hearth of home, home the hearth. Hearth, where heart and earth and fire merge to summon souls into a stillness that is a window...