When many people think of Africa’s past, what often comes to mind are images of warrior kings, sprawling empires, and male-led dynasties. However, the diverse continent has also long
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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
Africa has always been a continent that takes great pride in its culture, norms and roots. The continent has been home to several visionary and revolutionary leaders who have recognised
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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
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a visionary leader and pan-African thinker who served as the first president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1964 until his voluntary retirement in 1985.
Kenneth David Kaunda was a Pan-African nationalist who served as the first President of the Republic of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After leading his country to independence from British
If you ask a Cameroonian today whether they speak French or English, the answer might come with a heavy sigh or a sharp opinion. Because in Cameroon, language isn’t
The ancient Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria was ahead of its time in many ways. The pre-colonial empire was one of the earliest African kingdoms to establish a successful
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
“The day will come when history will speak… Africa will write its own history… It will be a history of glory and dignity.”
- Patrice Lumumba
Early Life
Patrice Lumumba
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
On 6 July 1967, Nigeria descended into one of Africa’s most brutal post-independence conflicts. What began as a political crisis quickly turned into a humanitarian catastrophe: the Biafran War,
