The Rapper Who Makes You Laugh
A young rapper walks on the path to becoming the artistic semblable of a comedy icon.
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Behold the Covers
Howard M-B Maximus A cover has many faces. As the language a book is written in changes, so does its cover. Behold the Dreamers is no exception. Last month, we celebrated the first anniversary of Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers, a page-turner about family struggles, vast longings, and what it means to be an immigrant
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SOLR Vol.1: a Poplitical Statement in Uncharted Territory
Five years after breaking onto Cameroon’s music scene in 2012 through a featuring on Jovi’s HIV album, RCHL asserts her presence by releasing SOLR Vol. 1, a maiden EP that sparks interest because of its content and creative context.
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A Certain Kind of Longing
In his first short story to be published, Roy weaves the intricacies of relationship issues, as experienced by the narrator, and by the latter’s aunt, into a beautiful juxtaposition that portrays two people’s differing approaches to love.
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1985
TJ Benson explores mental illness in a haunting and beautiful story which explores the relationship between a man and his wife and how they both navigate through it. Morning When he opens his eyes it is 1985, the room is hot in spite of the creaking fan orbiting from the ceiling above his head,
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In Defence of Provincialism
Socrates Mbamalu takes on Chigozie Obioma’s Guardian article against provincial writing. He questions the arguments Chigozie puts forth and gives a deep analysis in defence of provincial writing.
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What Is the Anglophone Problem?
What is the Anglophone Problem, who is Anglophone in Cameroon? On the basis of history and the Constitution, Harry Acha reflects on what the Anglophone Problem is (and is not), and the way forward.
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Q & A With Otosirieze Obi-Young on Enter Naija, Emerging Writers and Provincialism
A day after October 1 2016, Brittle Paper released an anthology, “Enter Naija: The Book of Places”, in celebration of Nigeria’s 56th Independence anniversary. The book is a collection of stories, poetry, non-fiction and photography all focused on a particular place in Nigeria. Uzoma Ihejirika speaks with the book’s editor, Otosirieze Obi-Young, about the book
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Reniss’ Genre Fluidity in Tendon
Reniss’ musical range in Tendon spans diverse genres such as RnB, Bend Skin, Bikutsi, Makossa, folk music dancehall, afropop and gospel, a gumbo of sounds described by her label as Mboko Pop.
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On winning Ethiopian Airlines’ blogging award and choosing an African nation as a holiday destination
Choosing a holiday destination in Africa may not be as simple as it seems, even when your flight is covered. You receive a message from Monique Yemeli of Fabafriq magazine that you write for, that you have won the Ethiopian Airlines Award for most consistent blogger. You are happy after waiting for so long for