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Brother Replies(Submission after liberation, 1994)Dear SiphoThy fret paper silk in ink has arrivedSealed in the khaki envelope,And your words roused my almost forgotten memories.We are jolly happy to know that you are alive brother,Longing to eye you heading back home...
It is not the absence of military interventions that we have restored, which will bring back our democracy, development, justice, and freedom. What is needed is the ability to empower the people and the integrity of leadership. Leadership should not be used to...
I was born five years after the death of James Baldwin. My father, Dr. Tanko Benson, a university don, had worshipped James to the point of idolatry. He taught James Baldwin’s essays, poems, and novels to his students, and made references to the man’s statements at...
He knew!Yusuf tried his best to avert the commander's eyes. At only 14 he had signed up with commander's troops pledging his life and loyalty to fighting their cause. Allahu akbar. People might argue that Allah had nothing to do with it, they may say revenge- revenge...
The sunny afternoon revealed the faces of sunburnt women walking along the coast of Kisumu. Some were fisherwomen, while some were traders who sold fishes they bought from the fisherwomen. Mueni watched the manner in which the women walked down the sea; they wore...
body upon body relief runs in our veins& we make heaven up within our heads in this dimlit room, my body carries the weight of light as darkness s l o w l y...closes upon me & everywhere becomes as distant as the next country I have always dreamt of oblivion...
As part of a broader research agenda to make its work on shifting African narratives evidence-based, Africa No Filter is launching an Emerging Scholars Fellowship program for African academics. This will help us better understand prevailing stories and resulting...
His name is Jimoh Isiaq. He is standing by the side of the road, wearing a striped blue, white, and black sweater.
For a few days now, Nigeria, the largest African country has seen waves of protest break out all over the country. The world might be wondering, "why are the youths so angry?" For a lot of the questions and worries, there is one significant reality that must be known....
It's that time of the year again! We welcome submissions from African writers to the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Prize. Entrants may submit up to 1 previously unpublished poem, and up to 3,000 words for fiction and non-fiction. We believe in freedom of thought and...
CFWriterz regretfully announces the cancellation of its December 2019 Collins...
She reminds you of Bisola.
Your fingers turn into a fist and your smirk turns to a scowl.
How dare she?
CFWriterz is pleased to announce the call for her December Magazine issue, with the theme, “Dawsk,” a merger of the words, ‘dawn’ and ‘dusk.’
Perdition: You see avarice turn into a pool and jump in hastily. Have you forgotten that even too much of sweetness brings forth dire consequences?
If you ever had a story bubbling in your heart like water from a spring. The...
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The poet takes us on a journey along the palm-fringed beaten earth roads of his childhood home in rural Sierra Leone. Travelling with Ibrahim from boyhood to adulthood, from lonely forest paths to the teeming ghettos of Freetown
The works featured in the Prism issue have told a variety of truths. In May the Thirtieth, the poet writes, “I come from a place / where we are closest to sunrise”. You, the reader, could argue the veracity of this admittance.
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Story of the Storyteller is a collection of stories set in modern day Nigeria. It is a book that talks about the essence of LIFE, the pursuit of Happiness, the agony of Failure and the joy of Success. It is a collection of thoughts that the average African is not allowed to think or talk about.
Over the years, depression in the lives of young adults and adults has drastically increased. Suicide has grown popular, religion has taken over the polity, and culture judges morals. These earth-shattering issues are seldom talked about.
Hidden in Plain Ment is a beautiful collection of long, extended and very hilarious African plays, created to catapult minds to realms unknown, whilst entertaining and revealing a few truths about life.
This little collection is an intersection of the sensual and the mystic.
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Our stories have a purpose. Book two came about because stories of transformation are endless. In this book, you will read true personal, stories from authors from different countries sharing their life experiences and how it has impacted their lives and people around them.
