The death of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in May 2025 closes a defining chapter in African literature. We revisit his role in the African literary revolution, decolonisation of language, exile, and global legacy ...

In The Wretched of the Earth (1961), Frantz Fanon uses the ‘Mau Mau’ independence war in Britain’s east African colony of Kenya to understand the role of class in the colonised world. 1 He argues that ...

I’m in a bus on the Thika Super Highway, headed to Juja. It’s dark outside, but I leave my window open, loving how the wind feels against my face. My brother and I had a quick sesh before I left for ...

Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction at Colonial Williamsburg. On October 10, 1994, two Black men and two Black women were led up the steps and onto the porch of an 18th-century tavern.

SafiCycle has set an ambitious target: to reach 250,000 girls with 1 million pairs of period panties by 2030. A donation of $15 supports one girl for an entire year, covering product distribution, ...

- 1 in 10 girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period. - In Kenya, this adds up to approximately 165 lost learning days over four years of high school. - 65% of women and girls in ...

President Mwai Kibaki signs the new constitution into law at a public function witnessed by the nation at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. Standing by is Attorney General Amos Wako Promulgation of Kenyan ...

THIS month India will mark 78 years since it unshackled itself from Britain. In that time it has risen from being a desperately poor country reliant on food aid to becoming a net exporter of grain and ...

Your period could be crampin’ your style — and your future health. Girls are reaching puberty faster than previous generations, a phenomenon perplexing researchers. The average age of the start of ...