#Africarising2022 Archives

Water Wahala

If you were born in homes where you refreshed the cistern after a little drop of pee please step back, wrong hall, go to the...

Kiemeneyo Ibia in AfricaRising
May 22 - 1 min read

Wárápá (Epilepsy)

I strolled through the paths lined with flowers on both sides. The sun was shining, not the hot type that occurred during the dry season....

Abiola Ojo in AfricaRising
May 21 - 3 min read

No Epitaph

My life is not as grand as it should be It is a bed of thorns and roses with more thorns than roses...

Kiemeneyo Ibia in AfricaRising
May 21 - 1 min read

Aged Tree

O aged tree. Methuselah treeTall and stately. Strong and gallantFull of wisdom. Brimming with historyAdorned with ageless rings of knowledgeOf stories and legends and folkloreSecrets,...

Imabong Faminu in AfricaRising
May 20 - 1 min read

Like Teacher Maryjane

I was flogged mercilessly for not dotting my “i”s in my English essay 53 undotted “I”s, 53 strokes of the cane Teacher Maryjane spoke...

Kiemeneyo Ibia in AfricaRising
May 19 - 1 min read

Ubiquity of Scars

‘I’m a virgin eunuch’ is how he introduced himself. I saw lips moving but could not hear a word; it was the raucous of my...

Pumla Makeleni in AfricaRising
May 18 - 4 min read

All Kinds of Pain

This time I prepared myself, so when he came in I didn’t move, I didn’t turn to Iook at him. I put the drain stopper...

Kiemeneyo Ibia in AfricaRising
May 18 - 4 min read

Africa’s Child

Child of destiny, child of promiseChild of opportunity, child of hopeChild of miracles, child of dreamsChild of purpose, child of grace Child of destiny, child...

Imabong Faminu in AfricaRising
May 18 - 1 min read

Leaving Everything Behind

I’m dressed in my rose flowered wrap gown, Obim got for me for Valentine’s Day dinner three years ago, the table is already set on...

Kiemeneyo Ibia in AfricaRising
May 17 - 4 min read

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Little Africa

Why is it that when they tell stories of Africa it is heavily laced with poverty, suffering and everything that isn’t good. I see these...

Britney Muoghalu in AfricaRising
May 16 - 1 min read

Agbanior Enuke

Sometimes, it’s not a professional profile picture that you need first to create a professional profile. Dear, Ebele I am Agbanior Enuke; your sister’s best...

Amarachukwu Grace Awaeze in AfricaRising
May 16 - 1 min read

I survived Tanzania

Sometimes I look at how africa has risen above so many inhumane acts that we used to term cultural and I smile, I smile that...

Chidera Chokolate in AfricaRising
May 15 - 3 min read

I am the Boss

I AM THE BOSS Adex Holdings deals in the manufacturing and sales of aluminum materials. The company is ranked the richest in Nigeria. It holds...

Divinefavour Amarachi Godwin in AfricaRising
May 15 - 3 min read

Mama Africa

Mama Africa A strong woman faces the sun. With the wind in her hair and a spring in her step. She does not look back...

Imabong Faminu in AfricaRising
May 14 - 1 min read

The Ancestor behind the mask

There’s a Christmas season that I would never forget, maybe we would call it a scar, but then to some extent its a scar that reminds...

Chidera Chokolate in AfricaRising
May 14 - 3 min read

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Kweku; The Lying Coconut

“Kweku!” “Kweku!” “Kweku!” I still remember the uniformed chant and our little legs flogging our buttocks as we ran after your iron horse “Mersediz” you...

Britney Muoghalu in AfricaRising
May 14 - 1 min read