“The people in Africa are so simple,” he said

In a Ghana hotel I overheard a western-sounding white male utter the following to a listener on his phone: “The people in Africa are so simple,...

What’s keeping Africa from rising?

We all saw the headlines and the cover art: The ever present silhouette of an acacia tree; the warmth of a rust-colored sun, setting slowly in...

I love lezzy porn, so leave gays alone!

They say God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve. Very cute, but because it rhymes doesn’t mean it’s true. If the creator, Obatala, can...

9 Africa-published fiction writers you should know

Half of a Yellow Sun not for Nigerians

With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's storytelling prowess, a big budget, tremendous goodwill and a talented director, Half of a Yellow Sun should have been great. So why...