Short Stories

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

Erased Identity

AFREADA . 6/18/21 AFREADA . 6/18/21

Erased Identity

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

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What Do You Do When The Boy Is Your Father?

AFREADA . 6/16/21 AFREADA . 6/16/21

What Do You Do When The Boy Is Your Father?

By Vanessa Essien | Nigeria | 6mins

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A Merry Christmas

AFREADA . 6/11/21 AFREADA . 6/11/21

A Merry Christmas

By Mwendwa Kiko | Kenya | 10mins

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Naming The Hunger

AFREADA . 6/3/21 AFREADA . 6/3/21

Naming The Hunger

By Temo Buliro | Kenya | 10mins

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Bidden

AFREADA . 5/21/21 AFREADA . 5/21/21

Bidden

By Lerato Mbangeni | South Africa | 7mins

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Gerezani Cake

AFREADA . 5/14/21 AFREADA . 5/14/21

Gerezani Cake

By Ally A. Baharoon | Tanzania | 7mins

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Dandruff

AFREADA . 5/7/21 AFREADA . 5/7/21

Dandruff

By Mukandi Siame | Zambia | 5mins

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Disappearance of Self

AFREADA . 4/29/21 AFREADA . 4/29/21

Disappearance of Self

By Zainab Omaki | Nigeria | 4mins

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Endless Loops

AFREADA . 4/23/21 AFREADA . 4/23/21

Endless Loops

By Gloria Huwiler | Zambia | 10mins

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Featherlight

AFREADA . 4/15/21 AFREADA . 4/15/21

Featherlight

By Pamela Naaki Tetteh | Ghana | 2mins

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The Opening of Her Eyes

AFREADA . 3/31/21 AFREADA . 3/31/21

The Opening of Her Eyes

By Linda Yohannes | Ethiopia | 8mins

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A Good Woman

AFREADA . 3/24/21 AFREADA . 3/24/21

A Good Woman

By Jendella Benson | Nigeria | 15mins

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Bald

AFREADA . 3/17/21 AFREADA . 3/17/21

Bald

By Ntando Taro Nzuza | South Africa | 5mins

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Grandma

AFREADA . 3/10/21 AFREADA . 3/10/21

Grandma

By Ifedolapo Apampa | Nigeria | 5mins

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Oruko Mi

AFREADA . 3/3/21 AFREADA . 3/3/21

Oruko Mi

By Dunni Abisayo | Nigeria | 4mins

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Imperfect Arrangements

AFREADA . 2/26/21 AFREADA . 2/26/21

Imperfect Arrangements

By Frances Mensah Williams | Ghana | 4mins

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The Gravedigger's Son

AFREADA . 2/17/21 AFREADA . 2/17/21

The Gravedigger's Son

By Tshepo Maredi | South Africa | 2mins

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Figures of Preach

AFREADA . 2/10/21 AFREADA . 2/10/21

Figures of Preach

By Rémy Ngamije | Namibia | 7mins

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