Bakwa 11: When Love is a Scream
From Gorée Island to Sugartown, Bakwa 11: When Love Is a Scream assembles stories, essays, poetry and translation that contemplate and contextualise the realities and experiences of women. This genre-defying issue of Bakwa Magazine includes contributions by Jamila Osman, Nadia Ahidjo, Bertille Mbarga, Yvette Yko Tetteh, Deborah Usidamen, Koutoukouté, Gladwell Pamba, Hajaarh Muhammad Bashar, Tsatchou Leïla Fortune, Akua Amankwah, Mx Elle, and Selma Kovich.
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