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.
lolwe.org/hair-as-free...
#AfricanHair #AfroHair #AfricanHistory

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
africasacountry.com/2022/04/inte...

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...

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.
somanystories.ug/blog/feature...
#AfricanBooks

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.
africanarguments.org/2019/01/afri...