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How best to honour Ngugi should concern those whose path he cleared: literature scholars.
The Kenyan State resembles many governments worldwide in its congenital fear of an enlightened public.
The US president, while ordering and, later, celebrating the arrest of Maduro for alleged drugs trafficking, revealed interest in the US-controlled extraction and sale of Venezuelan oil.
History just repeated itself in the presidential elections of January 15, 2026, in Uganda.
Binyavanga sought to revolutionise literary and thematic concerns by African artists with a view to shaping relations between Africa and the rest of the world.
In 1711, in England, there emerged a mob made up of youthful White men of high social status whose behavioural repertoire ranged from dusktime binge drinking.
The electoral commission’s member integrity is just as important as the flawlessness of the process they conduct and preside over.
Report after report says more and more Africans, including Kenyans, are lately falling for the ‘bait’ of job offers abroad to only end up fighting and dying for Russia in war-weary Ukraine.
Achebe is credited with inspiring fellow Africans to tell their continent’s stories through their own eyes, challenging Western portrayals that were often distorted or prejudiced.
The world is suffering from a shortage of serious leadership, highlighted by global instability and controversial decisions by major leaders.
Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré has gained popularity for his development stance and anti-foreign influence rhetoric, but his rule raises concerns over democratic governance.
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