Explore Africa's rich cultural heritage: traditional ceremonies, festivals, indigenous practices, ethnic groups, diaspora identity, and the living traditions that define African peoples.
How did a continent where dark skin once signified royalty become the world's largest market for skin bleaching? Tracing the colonial roots of Africa's beauty crisis.
In the heart of southern Mali, the Bamana (or Bambara) people once practised rituals that went far beyond simple ceremony. These were transformative acts, communal moments of profound significance that bound individuals to their communities and connected the living to the supernatural.
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Season of Migration to the North features Mustafa Sa’eed as the main character and an unnamed narrator. The novel is set in Khartoum, Northern Sudan, where Mustafa was
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A Grain of Wheat tells the story of Kenya’s road to independence. During the state of emergency, bloodshed, brotherhood, betrayal, love, and survival are tested. As Uhuru celebrations
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Kintu tells the story of Kintu Kidda, who is cursed after committing an act on his way to the kingdom. The curse first manifests through the sudden death
Africa is home to quite a number of secret societies, complex institutions that have long shaped social, political and spiritual life across the continent. Among the most studied are the
When many people think of Africa’s past, what often comes to mind are images of warrior kings, sprawling empires, and male-led dynasties. However, the diverse continent has also long
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This powerful novel tells the story of a young woman, Jacinta Wariinga, as she struggles to find her voice and true self in post-colonial Kenya. A country that was
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The River Between explores the lives of the people in Kameno and Makuyu as they face the rise of Christianity and colonialism. Some resist this wave of change, while
Lessons on Purpose, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from Africa’s Bakiga People
In this beautifully written and well-paced book, The Good Life in Traditional Africa, Dominic and Beatrice
Nestled strategically along the East African coast, Mombasa is Kenya’s second largest city and a key regional commercial hub. Long before Europeans stormed the region in the 15th century,
When one thinks of secret societies, what usually comes to mind are groups like the age-old Illuminati or the Freemasons. However, in the thick forests of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, lie two powerful institutions who quietly continue to shape local culture.
