Yarri Kamara
yarrikamara.bsky.social
Yarri Kamara
@yarrikamara.bsky.social
Writer & Translator. Speaking to the world from an African perspective.
www.yarrikamara.com
Published by Lolwe, this piece resonated with many, and not just people with Afro hair. Egyptians, for example, told me of their hair straightening nightmares. Bonus: it actually contains data on hairstyles, from Burkina Faso.
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Hair as Freedom - Yarri Kamara | Lolwe
An essay by Yarri Kamara
lolwe.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Another essay about a historic event I was lucky enough to witness in Burkina Faso - the Thomas Sankara trial. This was also originally published by ever on point @africasacountry.bsky.social
#BurkinaFaso #ThomasSankara #AfricanHistory
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Integrity always pays
On justice, impunity and ridicule: the historic outcome of the 2022 trial in Burkina Faso against Thomas Sankara’s killers.
africasacountry.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I spent almost two decades in Burkina Faso. (Loved it!) A lot of my writing focuses on that country. Here is one piece about the 2014 uprising that I was lucky enough to witness. Originally appeared in @africasacountry.bsky.social.
#BurkinaFaso
africasacountry.com/2019/10/noth...
Burkina Faso: Nothing will be as it was before
October 30 marks the 5th anniversary of the start of Burkina Faso's October 2014 insurrection. We revisit and assess those events.
africasacountry.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I spent most of my childhood in East Africa, so I felt justified in using this provocative title. A double book review I wrote after a trip to Uganda in 2018. Jennifer Makumbi's Kintu to this day is one of my favourite reads.
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#AfricanBooks
East Africans resettle the African Imaginary | Yarri Kamara - Sooo Many Stories
Yarri Kamara, after reading James Tumusiime’s What Makes Africans Laugh …
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January 30, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I'm new to Bsky. So, I will be posting a backlog of my publications so that readers here can get to know me. This was one of my earlier pieces, about the return of African heritage. Today, the French senate is debating a framework law on the matter. Progress.
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Dear The West, why do you find it so hard to say sorry? | African Arguments
Forgiveness is central to many African cultures. As Europe debates whether to return looted African heritage, an initial apology would go a long way. In Burkina Faso, mam sugri (meaning “forgive me” i...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:49 PM