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

Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Africa are organizing their first-ever ...

The adage “Without the teacher, the storyteller remains unsung,” drawn from Luke 6:40, aptly frames the life and evolution of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o—Africa’s foremost literary icon. His artistic journey ...

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Prominent scholars, writers, and cultural thinkers across Africa and diaspora have gathered virtually to honour the life, legacy, and literary vision of Ngugi Thiong’o, Kenya’s foremost writer and one ...

A lot of ink has been spilt on Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o since his passing two weeks ago at the ripe age of 87. So, I won’t plough those fields, or tread on roads already travelled. Instead, from my ...

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. Remembering Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, ...

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 ...

Not merely a writer, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a force that changed how Africa saw itself and how the world saw the continent’s pursuit of intellectual and cultural sovereignty. May 28, 2025, marked the ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: a thorn in the side of the authorities, he did not dare return to Kenya until 2002 – whereupon he and his wife were sadistically attacked - Leonardo Cendamo Ngũgĩ wa ...