“Today is publication day for my English translation of the classic Swahili novel Rosa Mistika, by Euphrase Kezilahabi. First published in 1971 and censored by the Tanzanian government for its controversial content….”—Jay Boss Rubin

i am thrilled and honoured to be one of the judges for the international booker prize 2026 alongside such wonderful, brilliant people! thank you The Booker Prizes for this opportunity. 🙏🏿❤️

People are falling in the streets like tree leaves in the autumn. Children are bones and skills, weeping for food and water Journalists report on starvation while tears filling their eyes. What more atrocities does this world have to see to act? This is the darkest time ever

I had the loveliest time teaching craft and professional readiness at the The Caine Prize for African Writing editing program today. Many thanks to the team at the Caine Prize for inviting me.

Tafsiri ya Mwalimu Nyerere ya JAMHURI YA PLATO imechapishwa! Hii ni kazi yake ya mwisho kabla hajatutoka. Haijulikani, haikuchapishwa... mpaka sasa! Soma mjadala wa Baba wa Taifa kuhusu haki & uongozi kupitia Kiswahili. Nunua sasa kwa sh. 60,000 tu: mkukinanyota.com na

Our Online Editing Programme is in full swing, and we're thrilled to unveil our talented cohort — eight emerging voices, eight original short stories from across the continent. ✨

Guess who is in this cohort! Meeeee🥹Congratulations to all the writers❤️

Honoured to be part of The Caine Prize for African Writing editing programme. Excited to learn from this amazing cohort.

✨ The Caine Prize for African Writing Online Editing Programme unveils its talented 2025 cohorts! 🌍✍️ The Caine Prize for African Writing 8 emerging voices, 8 original short stories — each echoing the rich diversity of the African literary landscape. 📖💫 #readmorelivebetter

I kind of was disappointed that Ramin Djawadi wasn't doing the soundtrack to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but whatever they were playing on Egg's reveal was🔥🔥🔥

This book!!! This is a MUST-READ for everyone, irrespective of your religion.

BREAKING NEWS | The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, Ramadhān 1447 will begin tonight. May Allāh ﷻ accept our siyām, qiyām & acts of worship, and may He grant us the ability to utilise the precious moments of this Blessed month to engage in that which

In 1902, a man was asked to choose a site for a mosque in Nairobi. He pointed to a mosquito-infested swamp. He said he saw a “Great City”. But the British doubted him. He was right. Here's the story of JAMIA MOSQUE. A thread. 🧵

Piracy only applies if the books are in circulation. If they are not, no one is being disadvantaged by not getting royalties. Also,western libraries have already digitised the copies they have of AWS. So white readers can access African books..but when Africans do its piracy?

We’ve rounded up literary magazines that are currently open for submissions this March 2026 so you can start sending your work out. stripesliterarymagazine.weebly.com/blog/stripes-l…

Reminder: The Africa Institute's Global Africa Translation Fellowship supports translations of works from Africa and its diaspora into English, Arabic, and other languages. Application Deadline: March 12, 2026 → 3-month, non-residential fellowship → Grants upto $5000 → Begins

There’s a mosque in Kenya that is older than Nairobi. Older than the metre-gauge railway. Older than colonial Kenya. And most Kenyans have never heard of it. A thread 🧵

This is the man who said "no" to millions of dollars to keep the most used website for editing PDFs free. Marco Grossi created iLovePDF as a personal project and decided to make it available for free.

The only data centers that communities actually need are PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

"Lotem was Israel's ambassador to Kenya from 2022 to 2025, when a major organ trafficking syndicate was uncovered: Israeli patients paying up to $200,000 for kidneys from poor Kenyans at a private Nairobi hospital."