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The Truth About Fufu
A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli
A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli
The Truth About Fufu
The Truth About Fufu A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli Topam topam is the sound That draws us to the mound of fufu found in an island of soup we swim and …
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November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The Truth About Fufu
A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli
A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli
Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband
A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau
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A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau
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Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband
Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau I haven’t killed my husband yet. I have started countless times, I even have a long unwritten list of how to do …
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November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband
A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau
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A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau
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A poem from the day The Kalahari Review launched back in 2012
"First People of the Kalahari"
A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo
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"First People of the Kalahari"
A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo
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First People of the Kalahari
First People of the Kalahari A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo I have no totem And probably no name. Born by another child on the fringes Of our ancestral lands I grew like a weed but do not ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A poem from the day The Kalahari Review launched back in 2012
"First People of the Kalahari"
A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo
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"First People of the Kalahari"
A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo
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Selected Works IV
An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
Selected Works IV
An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
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November 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Selected Works IV
An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
Confessions of a Pre-Dawn Wretch
An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
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An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
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Confessions of a Pre-Dawn Wretch
An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
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November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Confessions of a Pre-Dawn Wretch
An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
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An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
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A Journey
The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by Alex Abesadu Bitrus Byanyiko
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The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by Alex Abesadu Bitrus Byanyiko
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A Journey
The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by…
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October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A Journey
The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by Alex Abesadu Bitrus Byanyiko
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The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by Alex Abesadu Bitrus Byanyiko
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When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
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An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
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When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
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An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
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Conflict Between Values and Devalues in Cameroon
A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
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A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
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Conflict Between Values and Devalues in Cameroon
A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
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October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Conflict Between Values and Devalues in Cameroon
A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
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A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
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Hour Glass & Mustard Black
In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
Hour Glass & Mustard Black
In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
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October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hour Glass & Mustard Black
In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
We Buried the Morning in Kemanji
Two poems from Ahmed Aminu
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October 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We Buried the Morning in Kemanji
Two poems from Ahmed Aminu
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October 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
More To Life Than Prayer
A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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More To Life Than Prayer
A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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October 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
More To Life Than Prayer
A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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Let The Sounds Of My Beating Drum Live!
Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
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Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
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Let The Sounds Of My Beating Drum Live!
Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
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October 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Let The Sounds Of My Beating Drum Live!
Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
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Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
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The Carrot and The Stick
When hope becomes a cage, and freedom feels like loss — two poems from Oluwaseyitan Oripeloye
When hope becomes a cage, and freedom feels like loss — two poems from Oluwaseyitan Oripeloye
The Carrot and The Stick
When hope becomes a cage, and freedom feels like loss — two poems from Oluwaseyitan Oripeloye
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October 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The Carrot and The Stick
When hope becomes a cage, and freedom feels like loss — two poems from Oluwaseyitan Oripeloye
When hope becomes a cage, and freedom feels like loss — two poems from Oluwaseyitan Oripeloye
When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how the algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
kalaharireview.com/when-algorit...
An essay on how the algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
kalaharireview.com/when-algorit...
When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how the algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the…
kalaharireview.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how the algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
kalaharireview.com/when-algorit...
An essay on how the algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
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The Waiting Room
A story about waiting — for love, for God, for a life that finally includes you — from Zimbabwean Chenai Mugunyani
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A story about waiting — for love, for God, for a life that finally includes you — from Zimbabwean Chenai Mugunyani
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The Waiting Room
A story about waiting — for love, for God, for a life that finally includes you — from Zimbabwean Chenai Mugunyani
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October 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The Waiting Room
A story about waiting — for love, for God, for a life that finally includes you — from Zimbabwean Chenai Mugunyani
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A story about waiting — for love, for God, for a life that finally includes you — from Zimbabwean Chenai Mugunyani
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We are currently accepting submissions! The Kalahari Review welcomes exceptional fiction, essays, poetry, photography, and art. Feel free to submit your work at any time. It's your opportunity to showcase your talent to the world!
Submissions
It’s time to share your stories
kalaharireview.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We are currently accepting submissions! The Kalahari Review welcomes exceptional fiction, essays, poetry, photography, and art. Feel free to submit your work at any time. It's your opportunity to showcase your talent to the world!
The Insecurity Paradox
She was never inadequate — just waiting to see herself clearly — a story from Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu
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She was never inadequate — just waiting to see herself clearly — a story from Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu
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The Insecurity Paradox
She was never inadequate — just waiting to see herself clearly — a story from Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu
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August 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The Insecurity Paradox
She was never inadequate — just waiting to see herself clearly — a story from Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu
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She was never inadequate — just waiting to see herself clearly — a story from Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu
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A Letter to My Mother Mrs Marian Sia Nyuma — Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
A Letter to My Mother Mrs Marian Sia Nyuma — Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
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July 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A Letter to My Mother Mrs Marian Sia Nyuma — Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
The Village Beards are Burning
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
The Village Beards are Burning
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
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July 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The Village Beards are Burning
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
A Letter to My Mother Mrs Marian Sia Nyuma — Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
A Letter to My Mother Mrs Marian Sia Nyuma — Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
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July 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A Letter to My Mother Mrs Marian Sia Nyuma — Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
Poems that are cries for justice and hymns to the parents who armed him for success — from Sierra Leonean Sinneh T. Moijueh
I Love You, but I’m Not in Love With You
A piece capturing being connected with someone, to the slow unravelling of a bond — from Kenyan Jerusa Mentrin
A piece capturing being connected with someone, to the slow unravelling of a bond — from Kenyan Jerusa Mentrin
I Love You, but I’m Not in Love With You
A piece capturing being connected with someone, to the slow unravelling of a bond — from Kenyan Jerusa Mentrin
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July 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I Love You, but I’m Not in Love With You
A piece capturing being connected with someone, to the slow unravelling of a bond — from Kenyan Jerusa Mentrin
A piece capturing being connected with someone, to the slow unravelling of a bond — from Kenyan Jerusa Mentrin
The Village Beards are Burning
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
The Village Beards are Burning
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
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July 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Village Beards are Burning
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
Poems of shifting identities in a land where art is sustained when survival demands silence — from Malawian William Khalipwina Mpina
Usoro Ndo
A story about family ties, the cultural beauty of Africa and their crazy expectations — from Nigerian Edidiong Esara
A story about family ties, the cultural beauty of Africa and their crazy expectations — from Nigerian Edidiong Esara
Usoro Ndo
A story about family ties, the cultural beauty of Africa — and their crazy expectations — from Edidiong Esara
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July 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Usoro Ndo
A story about family ties, the cultural beauty of Africa and their crazy expectations — from Nigerian Edidiong Esara
A story about family ties, the cultural beauty of Africa and their crazy expectations — from Nigerian Edidiong Esara
The Jaguar Winner
A short story of a competition winner becoming an object of competition — from Motswana Dorcas B Molefe
A short story of a competition winner becoming an object of competition — from Motswana Dorcas B Molefe
The Jaguar Winner
A short story of a competition winner becoming an object of competition — from Motswana Dorcas B Molefe
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July 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The Jaguar Winner
A short story of a competition winner becoming an object of competition — from Motswana Dorcas B Molefe
A short story of a competition winner becoming an object of competition — from Motswana Dorcas B Molefe