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Peace day is an annual reminder of our collective failure to achieve lasting peace on a global scale. despite the promises made at the united nations and the efforts of countless peace organizations, recent news reflects a world still entrenched in conflict and violence. wars persist, acts of terrorism continue… Read More

Tags: peace, africa, unity

A politician reminisces over the intrigues that brought him to power after winning a rigged election. Read More

Tags: politics, evil, greed, africa, election

Gia, a patternless giraffe, feels out of place. Guided by a wise elephant, Gia learns to blend into the savannah through movement and adaptation, becoming an inspiration for unity and embracing uniqueness in the wild. Read More

Tags: africa, giraffe, short-story, savannah, giraffe-without-spots

Chizoba is accused of killing her husband. As tradition demands, she must be taken to the shrine of Ogbunabali to prove her innocence. But those who journey with her to the Shrine will be shocked when the identity of the real murderer is revealed. Read More

Tags: murder, tradition, africa, justice, widowhood

This critical poem highlights the dreams and aspirations of the youth of Africa, facing adversity and striving for a future of change, innovation, and opportunity. Read More

Tags: youth, dreams, peace, africa, inspirations

This critical essay challenges the necessity of borders in Africa, highlighting their arbitrary nature, socio-economic drawbacks, and hindrance to regional integration. Read More

Tags: peace, africa, unity

Short Story / Memoir

January 29, 2023

Reads: 91

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Kanisa means church in Swahil and by adding ni, it mean in, at or the place. Read More

Tags: church, africa

In the year 1864, 14-year-old Akiki lives in his humble village of Kamuli in Uganda, where life is safe and perfect. Until one night, his life changes forever. He is taken away from his home and shipped to America, where life becomes unlike anything he's ever experienced. Read More

Tags: africa, civil-war, 1800s

I was asked by Amani, to drive her bridal car. Read More

Tags: wedding, africa, funza

Short Story / Memoir

December 20, 2022

Reads: 97

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A new school appeared on the horizon, so we paid a visit. Read More

Tags: africa, school-kids

Theme: This peom is about the forgetten children in africa, who some lost their parents and homes in war and was lead and introduce into war and became child soildiers, and some have lost their lives, especially in Africa, according to statistics there are more than 200,000 child soilders in… Read More

Tags: children, war, crime, africa, child-soildiers

Short Story / Memoir

November 03, 2022

Reads: 150

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Some chocolate sparked a few mamories. Read More

Tags: africa, peanuts, yarning

Short Story / Memoir

October 18, 2022

Reads: 175

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

The visitor looked like a Komodo dragon. Read More

Tags: wildlife, africa

Short Story / Memoir

October 05, 2022

Reads: 194

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

It's amazing how quicly little stories get around, some without basis. Read More

Tags: trees, africa, honey

Short Story / Memoir

August 27, 2022

Reads: 185

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

There were a bunch of baddies harrassing the villagers and I knew a guy who was robbed. Read More

Tags: africa, baddies

Short Story / Memoir

August 03, 2022

Reads: 227

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Loti and I worked together for five years, this is how it happened. Read More

Tags: people, africa, protocol

Short Story / Memoir

July 31, 2022

Reads: 247

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A woman needed a lift to the hospital Read More

Tags: baby, difficulty, africa

A storm in a teacup really, but a little issue that went further than I'd have liked. Read More

Tags: africa, roads

I inherited a screwdriver and its had a checkered career Read More

Tags: africa, forestry

Beth knew she had to get away. So she joined her twin brother on his trip to Africa. Little did she know what she would discover. Read More

Tags: conservation, nature, education, africa, rhino

Short Story / Memoir

March 01, 2022

Reads: 172

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A new primary school had sprung up, so we paid a visit. Read More

Tags: africa, primary-school

Some boys were throwing sticks into a tree, so I went to have a look. Read More

Tags: africa, snake

Book / Mystery and Crime

February 21, 2022

Reads: 456

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Right after the war, Tangier was the craziest town in North Africa. Everything was for sale and the price was cheap. The perverts came for the flesh. The addicts came for the drugs. A whole army of hustlers and grifters came for the loose laws and free flow of cash… Read More

Tags: africa, historical, noir, morocco, historical-mystery

We were invited to a choir competition, which included something else. Read More

Tags: africa, choir

Short Story / Memoir

January 06, 2022

Reads: 196

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Some lads thought their need for my phone was greater than mine. Read More

Tags: phone, africa, arusha

Short Story / Fantasy

December 20, 2021

Reads: 2243

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Fantasy House

From the memoirs of Syndeeka, warrior-astronomer. For a young prostitute living in a tropical city-state, the prospect of becoming the court astronomer's new apprentice seems like a blessing, but an ancient prophecy threatens to destroy everyone and everything she's ever known. The first in a series of Sword and Sorcery… Read More

Tags: fantasy, africa, astronomy, female-protagonist, sword-and-sorcery

Featured Review by charlamaye

"Interesting story and good cover " Read More

There was an interesting mountain I had wanted to climb. Read More

Tags: animals, africa

Essay / Memoir

December 17, 2021

Reads: 377

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Sawdust is a useful resourse. Read More

Tags: africa, cleaning, potting-mix

I learned to be patient and it paid off. Read More

Tags: moral, dogs, africa, cow

A TRIPPoetry poem about awareness. Read More

Tags: love, peace, africa, literature, knowledge

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