Check this article out by @Samia Omar Bwana examining the hidden voices of Swahili women poets: sacredfootsteps.com/2024/03/25/hid… Peter Bofin Mkuki Bgoya Zainab Alwi Baharoon Ida Hadjivayanis Ann Biersteker Neema Komba Mukoma Wa Ngugi UDADISI #Hiistoriya 𝕱𝖆𝖉𝖍𝖞 𝕸𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖆 Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize Dotto Rangimoto🇹🇿🇨🇳

Our Startup Ecosystem is seeing an evolution similar to bongofleva. It started as a hippy, cool thing for wakishua to do. Then it’s slowly moving from a hobby to more serious work and new faces.

This new breed of founders mean business, and straight up about their money.

Houses in the Benin Kingdom with an execution & way of Riding, 1746

The sun roof aspect must’ve been the norm and not just in royal courts

Buriani Mzee wetu na mwandishi wetu mpendwa, Mheshimiwa Alhaji Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Rais wa Pili wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Umetuachia mengi ya kujifunza kutokana na maisha yako na uongozi wako.

#RIPMwinyi #MzeeRukhsa 1925–2024

Asante Mzee wetu Alhaji Ali Hassan Mwinyi kwa urithi wako wa kipekee wa historia na maono. Tunakushukuru kwa kutuamini na kutuchagua kuwa ‘Publishers’ wa kumbukumbu yako. Tutahakikisha vizazi vyote vinajua na kuenzi mchango wako kwa Tanzania.

Rest in Peace #MzeeRukhsa #RIPMwinyi

Leo ndio Leo🎉
Moderator wetu wa leo ni Mwandishi mahiri wa ushairi, Bi.Esther Karin Mngodo ( Esther Karin Mngodo )

Karibuni wote.

Nina furaha kusema kuwa, riwaya yangu ya pili, Faradhi ya Moyo #FaradhiyaMoyo imetoka. Imechapishwa na Shirika la Uchapishaji la Mkuki na Nyota Mkuki na Nyota. Pata nakala yako hapa: African Books Collective na TPH Bookshop

Anna Samwel Manyanza ni mwandishi mahiri sana kutoka Tanzania.

Je, ni anwani gani inakuvutia zaidi?

Amen 🙏🏾

Mwanahamisi Singano Mkuki na Nyota Mkuki Bgoya Napaogopa Hapo 😂😂 unaweza Acha mshahara

Mkuki na Nyota Mkuki Bgoya AkeArts&BookFestival 'Na kisha unapohusika na kuandika kwa Kiswahili, kwanza kabisa... unandika hadithi yako... unandika kwa ajili yako na watu wako na hujaribu kufanya kwa ajili ya yeyote.' - Mkuki Bgoya

Leo mapema, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Mkuki Na Nyota katika AkeArts&BookFestival

#AkeFest23

Ubarikiwe sana dada. Nakushukuru kwa maneno haya na sapoti yako na hatuna cha kukulipa kwa kweli 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

...'and then when you write in Kiswahili,first and foremost..you write your story...you write for yourself and your people and you are not trying to perform for anyone'-Mkuki Bgoya

Earlier today,Managing Director of Mkuki Na Nyota at AkeArts&BookFestival

#AkeFest23

'There's a whole range of humanity when we write in our languages'

Our Managing Director,Mr Mkuki Bgoya ( Mkuki Bgoya ) at AkeArts&BookFestival

📍Lagos,Nigeria

#akefest23
#akefestival

And of course - the (signed if you please) Ake BOOKS!!😍
Plus a bonus from Mkuki Bgoya 🔥

Really like Lubaina Himid ‘s art on Abdulrazak Gurnah’s novels. It’s this beautiful #Zanzibar connection that I would love to see on more covers 😍

Hatari 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 asante sana dada Mishy 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Happening Now: 'The Democratisation of Knowledge'
- Panel discussion with Elias Wondimu, Petina Gappah and Mkuki Bgoya, moderated by @sisterkilljoy

Watch live on YouTube using this link

youtube.com/live/-To7OJB3j…

#AkeFest23 #AkeFestival

Happening Now: “The Democratisation of Knowledge” - Panel discussion with Elias Wondimu, Petina Gappah and Mkuki Bgoya moderated by Wachuka

Watch live on YouTube ⬇️
youtube.com/live/-To7OJB3j…

#AkeFest23 #AkeFestival

Happening Now: 'The Democratisation of Knowledge' - Panel discussion with Elias Wondimu, Petina Gappah and Mkuki Bgoya
moderated by Wachuka

Watch live on YouTube ↓
youtube.com/live/=To70JB3J…

#AkeFest23 #AkeFestival