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“You might want to check this out!” Lydia’s partner who was still in utter shock had called her in. And when she came around, she realized that the woman who had been reducing the population of [...]

It rained grief in Idoani; the day Mr. Dawap died, and the longest, largest, and fruitless tree was down. Under the tree were lengthened wooden chairs, before his death. The administrative block, [...]

Remember, 1994, the year of the butcher bird With numerous irons, disjointed from their ores Were forged in bottomless pit of anvils. Tensed, stale wind of discord Swivelled between the Tutsi and [...]

Those were the last days of May. Little ragamuffins kicked the skull around. They were playing football. Children who had survived the very worst, children who would be the victims of the very [...]

Umwari lived with her grandmother on the lush green hills of Rwanda, surrounded by the majestic mountain gorillas that roamed freely in the nearby forests. A beautiful girl with bright eyes and [...]

In this edition, Lise Nova Berwadushime interviewed Adedokun Ibrahim, the winner of the 2023 African Teen Writers Award (Poetry).   ————-   Lise: Hello, Ibrahim, [...]

Just as a desert land Sings songs of petrichor When kissed by drops of Long awaited rain, My soul resonates With verses of Harmonized ecstasy When I see You. When I see You Showing up in trickles [...]

The strong tides of life have swept me off my feet, Now I am drowned in the ocean of misery life has dumped me in, A fog of hopelessness clouds my face, My heart has become heavy like a [...]

We are the seedlings of both worlds Beaten by paltry rain and golden sun. We have seen the hyenas Squeaking afar, mocking our first fruits And throwing the seeds on our faces. We have seen our [...]

Slowly, at dusk, the curtains are drawn The show for the day is over Now the mask can be taken off Softly, in the dark, the girl in me cries Reminding my adult body of how hollow she feels Of how [...]