topic: Africa

“War may be serious business, but you would never know it from the casual manner in which African wars tend to be reported in the Western...

They set out early, before sunset. Not the right time for visiting, but it was going to be a long drive and his sister Manaal said she...

In the enclosure next door to where Nyambura slept, the single cock crowed at the usual time. The cold early morning breeze blew through...

Translator’s Introduction: New Migrations North in Tarek Eltayeb's Cities Without Palms The son of Sudanese parents, Tarek Eltayeb was born...

It was hardly noon, and Fatna was holding a five-litre plastic jerry can and was bending and pouring for the third time its contents into...

The Drift Latitudes is a position of uncertainty. A human condition which is increasingly commonplace. A sense of belonging to more than...

Francis Mading Deng is currently South Sudan's first ambassador to the United Nations. His prolific career not only includes public service...

Inside Cinema Odeon in Asmara, no one stood at the marble and mirrored espresso bar. Three students sat amidst the two dozen gold formica...