Magdalene Idiang’The Niger Delta in Nigeria is a potent symbol of the broader legacy of imperialism across Africa. For over 67 years, multinational corporations - particularly the Royal Dutch Shell…
By Alieu Bah "I don't want to die and leave a few sad songs and a hump in the ground as my only monument. I want to leave a world…
Image By Pawel Janiak By Alieu BahI have known loss. I have known grief. Immense loss that makes you forget how to grieve because the sadness and helplessness in the…
By Sungu Oyoo“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil it, or betray it.” - Frantz FanonAn anti-people 2024 Finance Act currently before the Kenyan Parliament has…
By Alieu BahThis essay is dedicated to the defiant memory of Rex Kanyike Masai, a martyr of our times.A historical moment has been unleashed on the streets and highways of…
image by Nawawie Mathews By Ruth MumbiIn April 2024, I embarked on a transformative journey to Cape Town for the ‘Bridging Waters’ exchange program organised by the Africa Water Justice…
Sungu Oyoo and Andrew Karamagi | May 2024 Background Recent floods in Kenya, marked by the highest rainfall in decades, have left at least 270 people dead, over 200,000 displaced,…
Alieu BahIn the seemingly eternal rains of Nairobi, sitting in a seat that’s newly acquired by my comrade who seems to be pretty excited about it, I enter into those…
Kinuthia Ndung’u & Nicholas Mwangi.This essay is dedicated to the memory of Mama Victor (pictured in above image) and Jacinta Adhiambo. Despite both being trapped in a cycle of poverty…
Kinuthia Ndung’u & Alieu BahLast year, tragedy struck on one of the holiest and merriest of times for the Christian faithful in Kenya after the discovery of four bodies near…