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Nigeria has scrapped the policy of teaching early learners in indigenous languages first.
I wrote about Zambias history with these arguments, the status quo on the continent, the death of our languages & my personal experience for @republicjournal rpublc.com/october-november-…
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Check out these 5 cosy Fall recommendations.
Number 2 and 1 come with a discount—20% off the new Fall 2026 titles until 1 January 2027.
Jump on the deal.
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We've got the perfect lineup to spook up your day.
Grab a book from our shelf or read one, two, or three speculative works that will knock the supernatural into your bones.
Read more at iskapress.com/catalogue
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My collection of essays, When Hakuna Matata Became a Phrase in English: Essays on Belonging, Identity and Culture is now available @NuriaStore I wrote these essays from 2018 to 2024 and I like to describe them as pouring my heart on paper.
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It's my birthday today and I’m please to announce what I’ve been working on: @joinmissa (beta).
Nearly 3,000 open calls, grants, residencies, fellowships and magazines for artists and writers, all in one place.
Free in beta. Go find your next yes: usemissa.com
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a new edition of lolwe is out! read lolwe!
Our October edition is out now!
Featuring: fiction by Charles Kadib and Pearl Bunyazi; poetry by Abigail George
and Felix Eshiet; and nonfiction by Tony Simo Dzumgang (in French).
lolwe.org
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We’re celebrating 62 years of Zambian independence with five books that trace the country's past and present through political power, family, and everyday life from @namwalien’s THE OLD DRIFT to Mubanga Kalimamukwento's THE MOURNING BIRD 📚 brittlepaper.com/2026/10/5-e…
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Super excited to have my poem, Love Ya Cibemba, featured in Issue 7 of Ubwali.😊🥂
All the literary pieces in this edition are such a great read. Indulge below.
@AfroBloggers @Izrus_Isba @Benjamin_Watch @Beatonm5 @TakuNdangana @BlogIndaba
Issue 7!
ubwali.com/current-issue
Stories by Mbozi Haimbe, Bwalya S.
Kondwani, Gracious Kabungo, & Anisha Simutowe;
essays by Jolezya Adeyemo & Lombe Kabinga;
poetry by Mushasho Phiri, Doreen Mwenda, Dailess
Moyo, Gideon Lukupwa, Lakish’a, & Nsatusile
Mgode; art by Mayase Zulu.
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Issue 7!
ubwali.com/current-issue
Stories by Mbozi Haimbe, Bwalya S.
Kondwani, Gracious Kabungo, & Anisha Simutowe;
essays by Jolezya Adeyemo & Lombe Kabinga;
poetry by Mushasho Phiri, Doreen Mwenda, Dailess
Moyo, Gideon Lukupwa, Lakish’a, & Nsatusile
Mgode; art by Mayase Zulu.
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are there any writers here from gabon, burkina faso, togo, guinea, burundi, djibouti or niger? if you know any please mention them below or share this with them. it’s for a @lolwe_ project i am working on.
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Very pleased to see my report on historic toxic mining pollution in Kabwe is being shared and discussed today with residents in the town.
You can read the report here:
actsa.org/new-report-https-u…
Today, @EAfricaZambia is hosting a breakfast event in Kabwe to bring the findings of ACTSA's report, UNDENIABLE: Anglo American’s Role in the Kabwe Sacrifice Zone, to the heart of the community.
Get involved, support the campaign: 🔗actsa.org/justice-for-the-mi…
#JusticeForKabwe
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This week, we’re taking it back to Omenana Issue 7!
A new week is a good excuse to discover a story you may have missed or revisit one you loved. Which story will you be reading first?
Explore Issue 7 here: omenana.com/2016/08/07/omena…
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Mine dumps re-imagined as dramatic natural features. Published in a mine magazine in Mufulira, Zambia in 1968.
ALT Magazine page titled "THE GRAND CANYON OF THE TAILINGS DAM" in bold text. The page shows landscape photographs split into three vertical sections, showing tall, eroded rock-like pillars and steep sandy canyon walls under a clear blue sky.
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Short Story, Long is open for FREE submissions. 2-8k words. Pay is $150. The kind of lit mag we love! 🖤 Link below!
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In this role, Tolu Daniel (@iamToluDaniel) will help shape Saraba’s (@Sarabamag) nonfiction publishing, working with writers and commissioning work across the breadth of the form – from essays and criticism to memoir, cultural writing and more experimental approaches to nonfiction.
His appointment comes as Saraba Magazine continues to build on its long history of publishing ambitious writing from Africa and its diasporas. Since its founding in 2009, the magazine has been a space for emerging and established writers to experiment, take risks and produce work attentive to both literary craft and the world around us.
As Editor-at-Large, Tolu Daniel will bring his editorial perspective to Saraba’s nonfiction while contributing more broadly to the magazine’s evolving editorial vision.
Read more: opencountrymag.com/tolu-dani…
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Dear Friends: You are invited to our Live Zoom Poetry Sit-In with 25 African Poets! (Poets To Be Revealed soon!)
Saturday Nov 7
4PM to 7PM SAST
7AM-10AM MST
Please register here to attend as part of our wonderful audience: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… ♥🫶🔥💯
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It’s my birthday today and I debut in the @spectator. It’s a commentary on the latest AI accusation involving the Caine Prize.
Say a prayer for me, or send me money, or get me an OED subscription, and read the piece:
spectator.com/article/did-th…
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OUT TODAY!🌟
Dancing with Jinns, edited by Layla Mohamed and Ellah Wakatama, bring together ten candid essays by Black women writers that open up conversations long kept private, examining the personal and political forces that shape women’s lives across Africa and the diaspora.
