Sunday 8 March 2026
الأدب الافريقي
Culture
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Meja Mwangi wrote from the margins, giving voice to urban poverty, disillusionment, and post-independence Kenya without courting fame. His death invites a reckoning with how Africa remembers its writers and how many are only truly seen after they are gone.…
Meja Mwangi wrote from the margins, giving voice to urban poverty, disillusionment, and post-independence Kenya without courting fame. His death invites a reckoning with how Africa remembers its writers and how many are only truly seen after they are gone.…
Interviews
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A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
Culture
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African writers using Turkish are reshaping the borders of literature itself. Their works now stand at the crossroads of language, identity, and culture.…
African writers using Turkish are reshaping the borders of literature itself. Their works now stand at the crossroads of language, identity, and culture.…
Thoughts
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Eguale Gebre Yohannes championed a modernity grounded in Ethiopia’s own traditions, rejecting both ignorance and imitation through his decolonizing vision of selṭané, an authentic fusion of philosophy, education, and culture. …
Eguale Gebre Yohannes championed a modernity grounded in Ethiopia’s own traditions, rejecting both ignorance and imitation through his decolonizing vision of selṭané, an authentic fusion of philosophy, education, and culture. …
Culture
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Bridging the third and fourth generations of African writers, Abdurahman Waberi weaves myth, humour, and lyrical poetry into explorations of local struggles and universal themes. …
Bridging the third and fourth generations of African writers, Abdurahman Waberi weaves myth, humour, and lyrical poetry into explorations of local struggles and universal themes. …
Culture
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This week, Kamel Daoud became the first Algerian to receive France’s most prestigious literary honor. Yet, in Algeria, no one seems to care.…
This week, Kamel Daoud became the first Algerian to receive France’s most prestigious literary honor. Yet, in Algeria, no one seems to care.…
Books
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Oromay tells the story of a generation of Ethiopians who sought utopia in love and socialism, only to be disillusioned by its brutality, which not only disconnected them from their traditions but also failed to offer an inspiring alternative.
“As if doomed to it, I woke late” – Bealu…
Oromay tells the story of a generation of Ethiopians who sought utopia in love and socialism, only to be disillusioned by its brutality, which not only disconnected them from their traditions but also failed to offer an inspiring alternative.
“As if doomed to it, I woke late” – Bealu…
Opinion
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This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles. His experiences offer valuable insights into Somali history, particularly in tracing the journey of Somali nationalism and the trajectory of the Somali…
This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles. His experiences offer valuable insights into Somali history, particularly in tracing the journey of Somali nationalism and the trajectory of the Somali…
Thoughts
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The work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego provides us with a fresh and critical lens on the interconnected histories of Italy and Somalia, and beckons toward more equitable futures …
The work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego provides us with a fresh and critical lens on the interconnected histories of Italy and Somalia, and beckons toward more equitable futures …
