review AFRICAN MADNESS

The writer of this book is the American writer and journalist (and singer/songwriter) Alex Shoumatoff, who descends from a distinguished line of Russian nobility, and even further down the ages from a German family. In this books he explores some of the ‘tristes tropiques’, a phrase coined by the philosopher Claude Lévi-Strauss. During he many …

review MIT LIV SOM BARNESOLDAT I UGANDA

According to China Keitetsi Yoweri Museveni was the inventor of child soldiers. When Museveni was fighting in the bush of Uganda he made extensive use of children to fight his war against the sitting powers in order to reach himself the zenith of power in Uganda. Thousands of children took part in the fighting, were …

Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ into a blessing

What is your origin? Where do we come from and how does this origin define us? One of the books with a story of origin is the bible. Due to poor exegesis the idea emerged that Africans were cursed, due to their ancestor Ham. How do writers with African roots, from different parts of the …

Our very first Luganda poetry workshop

A language as a vehicle of thought and desire. Poetry as a hidden message, able to be unlocked by the discerning and persistent reader. More information on this Luganda workshop you will find here.  

Baking the national cake

The trail of money is a fascinating trail. Where does lead a man, a woman? Who likes to follow this trail. The Ugandan writer Hilda Twonghyeirwe tells a story about a man in high places who likes to eat not just his share of the national cake, but as much as possible.

Ugandan writer shortlisted for Commonwealth prize

It seems to me that writers from the African continent do love a good short story. Not only to read these stories, but also to write them. It is a good way of getting published, getting feedback, finding your way in the literary world and moving on. Harriet Anena, the writer of short stories and (short …