Odia Ofeimun is formidably learned and insightful. His poetry and journalism are distinguished by their eloquence and ...

The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in ...

Makerere University has celebrated the life and legacy of Ngugi wa Thiong’o the renowned African novelist, thinker, and ...

In light of the death of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on May 28, 2025, many literary fans are reflecting on his influence in French-speaking Africa. How is this author, who wrote first in English ...

NGŨGĨ WA THIONG’O: "He wrote English like an African, another gift that very few people have," and later transitioned to writing only in his native Gikuyu language. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Nairobi ...

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan playwright, novelist and thinker who breathed his last on May 28, has left a huge intellectual gap in Africa’s cultural and political landscape. Instead of mourning him, ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan writer who was considered to be one of the founders of African literature, died last week at the age of 87. Dennis Mugaa, a Kenyan writer and editor, joins us to discuss ...

Ngũgi wa Thiong'o reads from his work in Mexico in 2017. He wrote across a huge variety of genres. Tania Victoria/Secretaría de Cultura CDMX/Flickr, CC BY-SA Who was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o – and who was he ...

With Ngugi, at Revolution Books in Harlem in 2018. He gifted me Wrestling With The Devil and I gave him my book, The Hearts of Darkness — How White Writers Created the Racist Image of Africa. Most of ...