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Everything Happens For A Reason A story about a young man whose life suddenly takes a wrong turn, rendering hope too expensive — from Ugandan Owen Mushabe
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Everything Happens For A Reason
A story about a young man whose life suddenly takes a wrong turn rendering hope too expensive — from Ugandan Owen Mushabe
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/everything-happens-for-a-reason-1f01642e763e
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Am I Going Mad? Exploring Mental Health and the Immigrant Experience Exploring the beautiful, messy reality of living between two worlds and selves — by Yomi Olusunle
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Am I Going Mad? Exploring Mental Health and the Immigrant Experience
Exploring the beautiful, messy reality of living between two worlds and selves — by Yomi Olusunle
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/am-i-going-mad-exploring-mental-health-and-the-immigrant-experience-a1257fa3b0b2
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The Conference Sexcapade A story about how a young female lawyer slipped and fell into a married man’s bed — from Elo Osiki
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The Conference Sexcapade
A story about how a young female lawyer slipped and fell into a married man’s bed — from Elo Osiki
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/the-conference-sexcapade-edd89a617987
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The Memory Terrace A short story featuring nostalgia & the bittersweet feeling of childhood — from Makanjuola Ifeoluwa
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The Memory Terrace
A short story featuring nostalgia & the bittersweet feeling of childhood — from Makanjuola Ifeoluwa
https://kalaharireview.com/the-memory-terrace-ed4af1d62631
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How the World Used to be Young Three poems about change and loss — by Zimbabwean Tanaka Chidora
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How the World Used to be Young
Three poems about change and loss — by Zimbabwean Tanaka Chidora
https://kalaharireview.com/how-the-world-used-to-be-young-511fbd3b0b2c
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A Guide To Madness Two poems inspired by the political landscape in Kenya — from Victoria Kerubo
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A Guide Of Madness
Two poems inspired by the political landscape in Kenya — from Victoria Kerubo
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/a-guide-of-madness-7746051079c4
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May the Lord Be With You The story of someone navigating a church service — both physically and spiritually — from Marion Munywoki
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May the Lord Be With You
The story of someone navigating a church service — both physically and spiritually — from Marion Munywoki
https://kalaharireview.com/may-the-lord-be-with-you-b15bfc5aa839
4 days ago
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My Father Tells a Story Two poems about home by Olwanda Saphokazi Majozi
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My Father Tells a Story
Two poems about home by Olwanda Saphokazi Majozi
https://kalaharireview.com/my-father-tells-a-story-bd8d84f8354f
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Everything Happens For A Reason A story about a young man whose life suddenly takes a wrong turn rendering hope too expensive — from Ugandan Owen Mushabe
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Everything Happens For A Reason
A story about a young man whose life suddenly takes a wrong turn rendering hope too expensive — from Ugandan Owen Mushabe
https://kalaharireview.com/everything-happens-for-a-reason-1f01642e763e
4 days ago
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Am I Going Mad? Exploring Mental Health and the Immigrant Experience Exploring the beautiful, messy reality of living between two worlds and selves — by Yomi Olusunle
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Am I Going Mad? Exploring Mental Health and the Immigrant Experience
Exploring the beautiful, messy reality of living between two worlds and selves — by Yomi Olusunle
https://kalaharireview.com/am-i-going-mad-exploring-mental-health-and-the-immigrant-experience-a1257fa3b0b2
13 days ago
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They Forget A story about how humans move on after death regardless of who the deceased — by Abdulrazaq Godwin Omeiza
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They Forget
A story about how humans move on after death regardless of who the deceased — by Abdulrazaq Godwin Omeiza
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Every day is Christmas A story about the quiet war between duty and despair — by Chinelo Madu
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Every day is Christmas
A story about the quiet war between duty and despair — by Chinelo Madu
https://kalaharireview.com/everyday-is-christmas-d7e2c12ef7dd
16 days ago
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Escape to Juba A story about a young man whose dream face challenges and a promise he made to his deceased father — from South Sudanese writer MK Chuol
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Escape to Juba
A story about a young man whose dream face challenges and a promise he made to his deceased father — from South Sudanese writer MK Chuol
https://kalaharireview.com/escape-to-juba-089b4b46188f
16 days ago
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A Guide Of Madness Two poems inspired by the political landscape in Kenya — from Victoria Kerubo
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A Guide Of Madness
Two poems inspired by the political landscape in Kenya — from Victoria Kerubo
https://kalaharireview.com/a-guide-of-madness-7746051079c4
17 days ago
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Super Gogo New short fiction from South African C. Lewis Rees
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Super Gogo
New short fiction from South African C. Lewis Rees
https://kalaharireview.com/super-gogo-472fd2b852fe
17 days ago
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The Woman Who Couldn’t Say No A story about frailty, quiet rebellion, and the courage that follows — from Maryam Abdulkarim
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The Woman Who Couldn’t Say No
A story about frailty, quiet rebellion, and the courage that follows — from Maryam Abdulkarim
https://kalaharireview.com/the-woman-who-couldnt-say-no-8d1b4b847127
21 days ago
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I Am Still Waiting Intimate, emotional, and sincere poems capturing love’s wait, embrace, and unending devotion — from Austin Kaluba
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I Am Still Waiting
Intimate, emotional, and sincere poems capturing love’s wait, embrace, and unending devotion — from Austin Kaluba
https://kalaharireview.com/i-am-still-waiting-18625976488e
24 days ago
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Being A Woman An essay on unravelling marriage, womanhood, and identity in Krystle Zara Appiah’s Rootless — by Olumuyiwa Aderemi
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Being A Woman
An essay on unraveling marriage, womanhood, and identity in Krystle Zara Appiah’s Rootless — by Olumuyiwa Aderemi
https://kalaharireview.com/being-a-woman-0451a6329da2
24 days ago
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Today’s Weather Forecast Poems for the tired, surviving self from Pleasant Nneoma Stephen
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Today’s Weather Forecast
Poems for the tired, surviving self from Pleasant Nneoma Stephen
https://kalaharireview.com/todays-weather-forecast-d5e43c0984ac
27 days ago
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Robinson Adventure A journey from penury to transformation, lessons to learn — from Daniella Jaiyeola
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Robinson Adventure
A journey from penury to transformation, lessons to learn — from Daniella Jaiyeola
https://kalaharireview.com/robinson-adventure-91b450b3a7fc
27 days ago
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So Long a Bye A story of loss, grief, love, familial relationships, and nostalgic memories. — from Qudus Olowo
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So Long a Bye
A story of loss, grief, love, familial relationships, and nostalgic memories. — from Qudus Olowo
https://kalaharireview.com/so-long-a-bye-cf102a852aea
about 1 month ago
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Love and Schizophrenia The Honest Realities of Loving Someone with Schizophrenia — from Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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Love and Schizophrenia
The Honest Realities of Loving Someone with Schizophrenia — from Valerie Tendai Chatindo
https://kalaharireview.com/love-and-schizophrenia-e172f2cf23f0?postPublishedType=initial
about 1 month ago
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The Newspaper Picture A story that narrates the hysteria that erupted shortly after the homosexuality bill was introduced in the Ugandan parliament — by Asiimwe Simon
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The Newspaper Picture
A story that narrates the hysteria that erupted shortly after the homosexuality bill was introduced in the Ugandan parliament — by Asiimwe…
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about 1 month ago
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Yellow & The Life You Took Two poems from Toluwalope Ajayi
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Yellow & The Life You Took
Two poems from Toluwalope Ajayi
https://kalaharireview.com/yellow-the-life-you-took-a2f40fd35bff?postPublishedType=repub
about 1 month ago
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Ode to the City of Love A poetic exploration of children, the city of love (Ibadan), and causes & effects — by Sulaimon Sabitu
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Ode to the City of Love
A poetic exploration of children, the city of love (Ibadan), and causes & effects — by Sulaimon Sabitu
https://kalaharireview.com/ode-to-the-city-of-love-15913b9addbe
about 1 month ago
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A note on recent and future publishing adjustments
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Announcement Nov 2025
A note on recent and future publishing adjustments
https://kalaharireview.com/the-igby-prize-for-photography-6576d468162e
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Fresh Wounds A short story about complexities in the search for healing after abuse — from Julia Akpoti
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Fresh Wounds
A short story about complexities in the search for healing after abuse — from Julia Akpoti
https://kalaharireview.com/fresh-wounds-e0009cd273e6
about 1 month ago
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Beetle Man A story about being trapped in trouble in a large, unknown city. How will it turn out? — from Val Bruce
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Beetle Man
A story about being trapped in trouble in a large, unknown city. How will it turn out? — from Val Bruce
https://kalaharireview.com/beetle-man-2f60fa633a68
about 1 month ago
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#HRBZimSpecPo
: Here are our winners!!
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#HRBZimSpecPo : Here are our winners!!
To our judges, Sista Zai Zanda and Tinashe Tafirenyika: Thank you soooo much for making yourselves—your time and expertise—available, and for sponsoring the prizes! Very grateful. To everyone who entered: Congratulations and thank you for submitting to #HRBZimSpecPo, and for your courage in putting your work out there! The judges were impressed with the standard of entries. And now….
https://hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/hrbzimspecpo-here-are-our-winners/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Things Beyond Us A story about the quiet struggle with memory, madness, and the noise of Nigerian politics — from Oluwatosin Brown Azeez
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Things Beyond Us
A story about the quiet struggle with memory, madness, and the noise of Nigerian politics — from Oluwatosin Brown Azeez
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/things-beyond-us-5ea974a1e071
about 1 month ago
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The Curve of Andrianirina Or: A Brief Treatise on the Infinite Repetition of Malagasy History — from Soamiely Andriamananjara
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The Curve of Andrianirina
Or: A Brief Treatise on the Infinite Repetition of Malagasy History
https://kalaharireview.com/the-curve-of-andrianirina-e9d3f0205e1c
about 1 month ago
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Paper Planes A poignant exploration of memory, where the simplicity of paper planes evokes the complexity of longing and unresolved grief — a story by Avuyile Conjwa
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Paper Planes
A poignant exploration of memory, where the simplicity of paper planes evokes the complexity of longing and unresolved grief — a story by…
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/paper-planes-c05473616dcf
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The Road of No Return A boy’s pursuit of truth faces loss and secrets on Evaton’s unforgiving roads — Chapter 3 of Mpukane: The Fly Who Chased Truth from Julius Nhlanganiso Mqosini
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The Road of No Return
A boy’s pursuit of truth faces loss and secrets on Evaton’s unforgiving roads — Chapter 3 of Mpukane: The Fly Who Chased Truth from Julius…
https://kalaharireview.com/the-road-of-no-return-764febbc8c25
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Dismantle the Circle Three poems from Malawian Justice Masangano
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Dismantle the Circle
Three poems from Malawian Justice Masangano
https://kalaharireview.com/dismantle-the-circle-6ab956612921
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Ode to the City of Love A poetic exploration of children, the city of love (Ibadan), and causes & effects — by Sulaimon Sabitu
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Ode to the City of Love
A poetic exploration of children, the city of love (Ibadan), and causes & effects — by Sulaimon Sabitu
https://kalaharireview.com/ode-to-the-city-of-love-15913b9addbe?postPublishedType=initial
about 2 months ago
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Noise Is A Kind Of Mercy Four poems from Nigerian Niimah Inuwa
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Noise Is A Kind Of Mercy
Four poems from Nigerian Niimah Inuwa
https://kalaharireview.com/noise-is-a-kind-of-mercy-d0b849c79b61
about 2 months ago
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The Green House A boy’s perilous quest for truth amid 1985 Evaton’s anti-apartheid betrayal — chapter 2 of Mpukane: The Fly Who Chased Truth from Julius Nhlanganiso Mqosini
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The Green House
A boy’s perilous quest for truth amid 1985 Evaton’s anti-apartheid betrayal — chapter 2 of Mpukane: The Fly Who Chased Truth from Julius…
https://kalaharireview.com/the-green-house-678187a8f114
about 2 months ago
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The Truth About Fufu A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli
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The Truth About Fufu
The Truth About Fufu A wonderful essay on one of Africa’s most important foods from Kofi Akpabli Topam topam is the sound That draws us to the mound of fufu found in an island of soup we swim and …
https://kalaharireview.com/the-truth-about-fufu-c685f53df840
about 2 months ago
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Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau
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Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband
Hundred Ways to Kill Your Husband A brilliant short story from Adeola Opeyemi Salau I haven’t killed my husband yet. I have started countless times, I even have a long unwritten list of how to do …
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/hundred-ways-to-kill-your-husband-2deb4cda912b
about 2 months ago
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A poem from the day The Kalahari Review launched back in 2012 "First People of the Kalahari" A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo
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First People of the Kalahari
First People of the Kalahari A poem from Zimbabwean John Mhongovoyo I have no totem And probably no name. Born by another child on the fringes Of our ancestral lands I grew like a weed but do not ...
https://medium.com/the-kalahari-review/first-people-of-the-kalahari-794273f87948
about 2 months ago
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Selected Works IV An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
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Selected Works IV
An illustration showing sef’s unique style of Yoruba motifs and silhouettes — from sef adeola
https://kalaharireview.com/selected-works-iv-3443ab8047e5
about 2 months ago
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Confessions of a Pre-Dawn Wretch An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
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Confessions of a Pre-Dawn Wretch
An introspective essay on futility, desire, and the seductions of self-sabotage — by Adésètó
https://kalaharireview.com/confessions-of-a-pre-dawn-wretch-ab09abe5e0b5
2 months ago
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A Journey The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by Alex Abesadu Bitrus Byanyiko
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A Journey
The story of a boy who is murdered by his village for witchcraft and how the boy's soul journeys through the realm of the ancestors — by…
https://kalaharireview.com/a-journey-6f1d75d8b462
2 months ago
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When Algorithms Read African Literature An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most influential — from Grant Hamilton
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When Algorithms Read African Literature
An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most…
https://kalaharireview.com/when-algorithms-read-african-literature-5dc496532693
2 months ago
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Conflict Between Values and Devalues in Cameroon A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
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Conflict Between Values and Devalues in Cameroon
A short essay about values and devalues at log ahead for dominance in Cameroon — from Ferdinan Ngomba Vevanje
https://kalaharireview.com/conflict-between-values-and-devalues-in-cameroon-4ac52f7efc16
2 months ago
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Hour Glass & Mustard Black In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
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Hour Glass & Mustard Black
In the concrete plains, the carnivores eyed her deliciously — two poems from Marcel Aduda
https://kalaharireview.com/hour-glass-mustard-black-fd0f86191d2a
2 months ago
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We Buried the Morning in Kemanji Two poems from Ahmed Aminu
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We Buried the Morning in Kemanji
Two poems from Ahmed Aminu
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3 months ago
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We Buried the Morning in Kemanji Two poems from Ahmed Aminu
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We Buried the Morning in Kemanji
Two poems from Ahmed Aminu
https://kalaharireview.com/we-buried-the-morning-in-kemanji-bd62adecdcfb
3 months ago
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More To Life Than Prayer A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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More To Life Than Prayer
A fresh idea from columnist Valerie Tendai Chatindo
https://kalaharireview.com/more-to-life-than-prayer-9f978afeefa5
3 months ago
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Let The Sounds Of My Beating Drum Live! Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
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Let The Sounds Of My Beating Drum Live!
Two fresh poems from Kenyan Rita Sybil
https://kalaharireview.com/let-the-sounds-of-beating-drum-live-242e92b27d16
3 months ago
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