June 1, 2013
Vivir con miedo es como vivir a medias (1) Today, Wednesday August 14, 2002, at 9:30 am, something odd happened to me. For reasons of my...
retrospectives
December 3, 2012
“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...
retrospectives
December 2, 2012
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...
retrospectives
December 2, 2012
In the enclosure next door to where Nyambura slept, the single cock crowed at the usual time. The cold early morning breeze blew through...
retrospectives
December 2, 2012
Translator’s Introduction: New Migrations North in Tarek Eltayeb's Cities Without Palms The son of Sudanese parents, Tarek Eltayeb was born...
retrospectives
December 2, 2012
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...
retrospectives
December 2, 2012
The Drift Latitudes is a position of uncertainty. A human condition which is increasingly commonplace. A sense of belonging to more than...
retrospectives
December 2, 2012
Francis Mading Deng is currently South Sudan's first ambassador to the United Nations. His prolific career not only includes public service...
Reviews
November 28, 2012
Inside Cinema Odeon in Asmara, no one stood at the marble and mirrored espresso bar. Three students sat amidst the two dozen gold formica...