Essays

Essays • Stories and Poems May 06, 2026

Okpontu: An Open Letter to the Choking Heterosexuals of British-Amalgamated Nigeria | Obinna Okwesili | Essay

by Obinna Okwesili

Essays • Stories and Poems April 23, 2026

Dust, Divinity & Desire: Reclaiming Queerness in Pre-Colonial West Africa | Emmanuel Aneriba-Iga | Essay

by Emmanuel Aneriba-Iga

Essays • Stories and Poems April 08, 2026

To All the Poems I Never Understood | Bright Aboagye | Essay

by Bright Aboagye

Essays February 19, 2026

Chennai Book Fair: A Wake-Up Call for African Publishing

by Gasana Mutesi

Essays • Features • News February 12, 2026

Building Mauritius’ First Literary Residency: A Studio of One’s Own | Priya Hein | Essay

by Priya Hein

Essays • Home • Lead Post February 05, 2026

Toward an African Metalanguage: Patrice Nganang and Georges Fouron in Conversation

by Patrice Nganang

Essays • News January 20, 2026

How Do You Say Email in Your Mother Tongue? | Patrice Nganang | Essay

by Patrice Nganang

Essays • Stories and Poems December 05, 2025

The Bust Is Always on Our Minds | Blessing Maraizu | Essay

by Blessing Maraizu