Short Stories

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

Uncle Ayinde’s Secret

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Uncle Ayinde’s Secret

By Jola Naibi | Nigeria | 12mins

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Arese

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Arese

By Aishat Abiri | Nigeria | 10mins

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Women are Fingerprints of a Hungry Night

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Women are Fingerprints of a Hungry Night

By Diana Modeme | Nigeria | 2mins

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When You Sit on a Bench in Main Mall

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When You Sit on a Bench in Main Mall

Siyanda Mohutsiwa | Botswana | 3mins

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It Has To Do With Emilia

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It Has To Do With Emilia

By Obinna Udenwe | Nigeria | 15mins

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A Thin Line of Madness

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A Thin Line of Madness

By Ngozi Cole | Sierra Leone | 9mins

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The Mad Dance of Fantastic Phantoms

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The Mad Dance of Fantastic Phantoms

By Caleb Ajinomoh | Nigeria | 6mins

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This Is How It Happened

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This Is How It Happened

By Ope Adedeji | Nigeria | 10mins

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Little Daju

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Little Daju

By Troy Onyango | Kenya | 12mins

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The Paraprofessional

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The Paraprofessional

By Perpetual Murray | Zambia | 15mins

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Eba, Efo Riro and a Serving of Tears

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Eba, Efo Riro and a Serving of Tears

By Oyinkan Braithwaite | Nigeria | 1min

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I Saved My Marriage

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I Saved My Marriage

Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto | Nigeria | 1min

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Life is Perfect

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Life is Perfect

By Osman Welela | Ethiopia | 2mins

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The Disappearance of Self

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The Disappearance of Self

By Zainab Omaki | Nigeria | 4mins

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Do You Think I’m an Animal like You

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Do You Think I’m an Animal like You

By IfeOluwa Nihinlola | Nigeria | 5mins

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Hearts and Flowers

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Hearts and Flowers

By Zainab A. Omaki | Nigeria | 4mins

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Akosua’s Rage

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Akosua’s Rage

By Daniel Hanson Dzah | Ghana | 5mins

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Maami

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Maami

By Chiedozie Dike | Nigeria | 6mins

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