Samyra Manka’a discusses with German singer Mayembe Malayika, highlighting roots, influences and diversity Mayembe Malayika (L) You found out about your Congolese father when you were 25, is that right? What was that like and has this African side of…
Short Story Day Africa Flow Workshops
Short Story Day Africa in partnership with the Goethe Institut invite submissions to attend a series of one day workshops in the following cities: Johannesburg, South Africa | 18 June 2016 Lagos, Nigeria | 18 June 2016 Nairobi, Kenya | 18…
Q & A With Mwalimu Johnnie MacViban on Political Fiction
Mwalimu Johnnie MacViban is a household name in Cameroonian journalism and was featured in Index on Censorship in 1986 for an article titled ‘The Enemies of Democracy’. In 2011 he was shortlisted for the EduART Jane and Rufus Blanshard award…
Anti-Heroes and Quote Attribution
Jeremy Klemin Pulling from examples like Teju Cole and Albert Camus, Jeremy Klemin explores how some of the most memorable quotes from the giants of world literature were uttered by characters in their books, not the authors themselves. A Man…
Concours de nouvelles
Click here to read the English version MISE à JOUR : Le délai de soumission est reporté au lundi 15 août 2016 Bakwa magazine, le magazine littéraire et culturel de langue anglaise en ligne le plus en vue…
Bakwa Magazine Short Story Competition
Cliquez ici pour lire la version en français UPDATE: the deadline has been extended to August 15 Bakwa magazine, the leading online literary and cultural magazine in English in Cameroon, which has been at the forefront of cross-cultural exchange, intends…
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS AT BAKWA (2016)
Bakwa (a magazine of cultural criticism) is accepting applications from undergrads and graduates for its editorial internship program. Interns work on a part-time, unpaid basis for three to five months and receive practical experience in critical reading and analysis,…
New Edition of The Chronic available now!
In the fall of 2015, universities across South Africa were engulfed by fires ignited by students’ discontent with the racial discrimination and colonialism that still defines the country’s institutes of higher education. The protests broadcast on televisions around…
Sisterspeak237 National Story Telling Contest
In line with its mandate to tell under reported stories, Sisterspeak237 has instituted the National Storytelling Award. The event will be an annual feature that will celebrate excellence in journalistic works by recognizing meaningful contributions made by individual journalists. Sisterspeak237…
