Kem's List

The best writing by Africans on the internet, chosen one piece at a time.

This week

  1. CachingDaniel’s Notes
  2. At Three Years Old, You Were Unstoppable. What Changed?Nan
  3. Women’s NotebooksKeguro Macharia
  4. Navi Pillay’s Nobel Prize and the Justice Congo Never ReceivedKambale Musavuli

Last week

  1. you’re exquisite, ready to fuckKaothar Kadir
  2. Essay: The Day After 9/11Mona Eltahawy
  3. Simandou : comment les 15 % de participation de l’État ont alimenté la pollution de l’information en ligneFRFacely Konaté
  4. John Iliffe and IKarim F. Hirji
  5. He Swam All the Way from GhanaKobby Ankomah Graham
  6. Essay: The Demise of the Fascist Beauty QueenMona Eltahawy
  7. Essay: My Ambition is To Be Free And Awesome!Mona Eltahawy
  8. L’Afrique n’est pas un pays #10 Le Burkina Faso et le fantôme de Thomas SankaraFRFatimata Wane
  9. Hommage à mes parentsFRAkram Belkaïd
  10. How 1973 Turned Into a National CreedHossam el-Hamalawy

Last month

  1. You're not a good person - and that's okay.Kaothar Kadir
  2. My Father is Reading My NovelYassmin Abdel-Magied
  3. The War Drums Have No EarsBeyan Negash
  4. Do I Want Sex, or Do I Want Touch?Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
  5. 97. Beyond Ancestral Burden: On Paul Play's PlaygroundDami Ajayi
  6. The Mnangagwa DoctrinePerry Munzwembiri
  7. Beyond Our Tribal GodsNnamdi Ehirim
  8. Somewhere Between Harbours And HorizonsRémy Ngamije
  9. Inside The Manosphere - Some Thoughts (Part I)JJ Bola
  10. I picked up a bomb and handed it to policeSisonke Msimang
  11. SéraphinRémy Ngamije
  12. Is the Nigerian Stock Market in a bubble?Dalu’s Substack
  13. Entry 6: Is Consistency key?Fati Ayinda
  14. I Want Love - Part 1. The easy part.Dianne_-_
  15. IJGB diaries: How selfish are we? — Part 1Dianne_-_