Image: Crazy nook ( shutterstock) click here to read in English On me dit que le pays est anémié Les vampires l’ont vidé de son sang Que bientôt le rideau des ombres Nous séparera de lui — Géraldin Mpesse « Libérez…
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Le crépuscule des âmes sœurs: à l’aube d’une anthologie de nouvelles
Ces nouvelles, appréhendées à travers le prisme de l’empathie, forment un kaléidoscope de réalités et d’expériences qui, en fin de compte, nous dépeignent tous comme des êtres en quête de paix, d’amour, et d’un sentiment d’appartenance.
Your Feet Will Lead You Where Your Heart Is: Introducing a Short Story Anthology
These stories, through the prism of empathy, form a kaleidoscope of realities and experiences that, ultimately, portray us all as beings in quest of peace, love, and a sense of belonging.
Anaki
Anaki is an afrofuturistic comic book series by Zebra Comics that relates the story of a girl born with power that is forbidden by the gods of her nation— gods that seek to destroy her as she struggles to survive. Below…
Whites Can Dance Too
Translated by Jethro Soutar Svinesund, 9 August 2008 “When the guns cease to blitz Kuduro still transmits Coz words are more powerful than bullets.” …
Partir c’est mourir un peu
Aller à l’étranger quand on est camerounais… Un calvaire selon certains, un conte surréaliste pour d’autres…
Taxi Drivers Who Drive Us Nowhere
Lagos, my friend says, is sick in both senses of the word; a city dealing with Dissociative Identity Disorder, with an emphasis on Dissociative…
How to Eat Roasted Fish in Limbe
(Photo credit: Inna Lazareva) 1. Choose a place. That Limbe is a coastal city means it is literally surrounded by fish. Most people love the proximity of Down Beach, which translates into the nearness to raw material, and comes…
How to Learn a Language
Isabella Morris “How to learn a Language” is the second and final story of a two-part prelude to Bakwa 08, the “Pain issue”. The first was Sturdy Man with Shaggy Beard by Ucheoma Onwutuebe. The first thing the teacher writes on…
Prescriptions for Lovers
For his first visit to Cameroon, the good doctor— Dr. Dami Ajayi— graces us with his humor-tinged raspy cadence. What other way to set a good example than to join the other writers and lend his voice to the second…
