Ngũgĩ worked throughout his life to promote the decolonisation of language, writing and publishing his books in Kikuyu and only later translating them himself into English By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o with introduction …
Non-stop coitus, controversial nudity and shocking sex toys: steamy scenes in costume dramas have changed since Colin Firth got his shirt wet in Pride and Prejudice. Here is an outrageous …
By Phil Hoad SHOT matter-of-factly, there is however a fairytale or fabular quality to this Cameroonian documentary, in how it portrays the impact of the terrorist group Boko Haram through …
The documentary includes remarkable audio of a 2018 senior staff meeting in which Rush fires Lochridge and quashes his concerns as a discrepancy of vision – “I don’t want anybody …
When I first met him, I expected to meet a socialist firebrand but instead encountered a genial, engaging man who had read some of my writing and asked about my …
Lead Photo: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at his home in California. Photograph: Michael Tyrone Delaney/The Guardian The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the …
Review In a remote village far from Lagos, two young boys (played by bright-spark newcomers Godwin Chimerie Egbo and Chibuike Marvelous Egbo) are awed at the sudden reappearance of their …
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Africa has no shortage of celebrated writers – so why is it so hard for African readers to get hold of their books?
Across the continent books can be expensive and libraries scarce. But growing numbers of tech innovators and independent publishers are working to make African literature available and affordable By Fred …
Written in 1975 and based on events which took place in the ancient Yoruba city of Oyo in 1946 – though Soyinka shifts the action back to the time of …
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Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists?
Caption: Victoria Island, Lagos. Photograph: shailendrabadonia/Getty You have to create a culture of serving people, not just have people in service roles … A lot of that work has to be …
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