Short Stories

Explore short fiction from extraordinary writers across the continent and diaspora.

Tough Love

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Tough Love

By Ehae Longe | Nigeria | 8mins

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Wild Things

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Wild Things

By Mazpa Ejikem | Nigeria | 8mins

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The Tempest

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The Tempest

By Fiyola Hoosen-Steele | South Africa | 5mins

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The Paraprofessional

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The Paraprofessional

By Perpetual Murray | Zambia | 15mins

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The Wives

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The Wives

By Naledi Mashishi | South Africa | 8mins

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Four Years Later

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Four Years Later

By Line Talla | Cameroon | 4mins

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Whose life is it anyway?

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Whose life is it anyway?

By Rabi’atu T. Yakubu | Nigeria | 6mins

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Behind the Scenes

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Behind the Scenes

By Olamide Akinwuntan | Nigeria | 6mins

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Who We Are Not

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Who We Are Not

By Christine Mwai | Kenya | 10mins

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This Thing In Our Chests

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This Thing In Our Chests

By Awo Twumwaah | Ghana | 4mins

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Jerome

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Jerome

By Joshua Chizoma | Nigeria | 5mins

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The Ladder

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The Ladder

By Riham Adly | Egypt | 3mins

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Tendo

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Tendo

By Esther Mirembe | Uganda | 5mins

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Poised For Flight

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Poised For Flight

By Pamela Naaki Tetteh | Nigeria | 3mins

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The Girl’s Room

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The Girl’s Room

By Shanine Ahimbisibwe | Uganda | 8mins

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Bite Muko

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Bite Muko

By Adolphine Umukobwa | Rwanda | 2mins

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sing on, sister!

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sing on, sister!

By Enyinna Nnabuihe | Nigeria | 10mins

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This Is How She'll Tell It

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This Is How She'll Tell It

By Anna-Maria Poku | Ghana | 5mins

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