Arts

In the hills just outside the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, lies the home of visual artist Evanson Kangethe, along a dirt road. Born in 1961,...

The girls from Butere Secondary School were overwhelmed by a choking haze of tear gas. It happened in early April in the town of...

By Peter Kimani He understood the politics of his time Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is regarded as one of Africa’s greatest writers of all time. He grew...

By Daria Tunca What’s the story about? Dream Count tells the intersecting stories of four African women. The novel recounts the characters’ hopes, dreams and struggles,...

Introduction: With their conviction, talent, strong melodies and good production, Amadou & Mariam became hugely successful. They made lovely music that makes you happy. On...

By Alaba Ilesanmi Rikki Stein, born into a regular, middle-class home in the UK, has had what must have seemed an unlikely career. As a...

By Anne Mwiti In the Absence seeks to trigger thoughts and pose questions about Kenya as a nation. Is Kenya really free from its colonial...

Looting of African heritage: a powerful new book explores the damage done by colonial theft By Francoise Vergès European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed...

By Alaba Ilesanmi   Almost three decades after his passing in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician and activist who created the Afrobeat music movement, remains the subject of...