Beatrice is a Ugandan lawyer passionate about African history, culture, and development. She believes understanding where Africa has been is key to shaping where it goes next. When not practising law, she's chasing the stories textbooks left out.
By the end of this book, I had learned one vital lesson: much of our history has not been told from our African experience or in its full truth. Much has been hidden — especially the good parts.
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As the title suggests, The History of Bunyoro Kitara narrates the story of Bunyoro Kitara from the rule of the gods through to independence—both for the kingdom and
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Combatants is a historical book that narrates the events during Obote 2’s rule, the bush war of the National Resistance Army (NRA), the war in the north, and
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Season of Migration to the North features Mustafa Sa’eed as the main character and an unnamed narrator. The novel is set in Khartoum, Northern Sudan, where Mustafa was
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A Grain of Wheat tells the story of Kenya’s road to independence. During the state of emergency, bloodshed, brotherhood, betrayal, love, and survival are tested. As Uhuru celebrations
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Kintu tells the story of Kintu Kidda, who is cursed after committing an act on his way to the kingdom. The curse first manifests through the sudden death
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This powerful novel tells the story of a young woman, Jacinta Wariinga, as she struggles to find her voice and true self in post-colonial Kenya. A country that was
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The River Between explores the lives of the people in Kameno and Makuyu as they face the rise of Christianity and colonialism. Some resist this wave of change, while
For Okonkwo, it is “kill or be thought weak.” This legendary novel is set in pre-colonial Nigeria, primarily across nine villages including, but not limited to, Umuofia and Mbaita. Chinua
Lessons on Purpose, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from Africa’s Bakiga People
In this beautifully written and well-paced book, The Good Life in Traditional Africa, Dominic and Beatrice
