African Studies Review Journal of the Cambridge University Press has published my review of this excellent book. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

1/3 As a Ugandan refugee in Germany, I’m shocked that I have been denied re-entry into Germany by the German ILO in Nairobi called Constantine. Not only that, but Constantine has also denied me permission to board Etihad Airways this evening at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Commemorating Africa Day, Celebrating Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s 70th Birthday open.substack.com/pub/stevesharr…

this paper quantiatively shows what someone told me: "everyone loves interdisciplinary but no one will give u a job if you are interdisciplinary" Hiring at top universities rewards disciplinary loyalty over interdisciplinary breadth. Things are changing. arxiv.org/abs/2503.21912

#Times360Malawi Anthu ochuluka akhamukira pa sitolo ya Chipiku ya mbali mwa msewu wa Chilambura ku Lilongwe atamvetsedwa kuti ku sitoloyi kufika sugar. Anthuwa ena omwe achoka madera atali atali afika kumalowa kuti adzagure sugar pawoda kuti akagulitse ku sitolo zawo.

Rest Ngugi and may your star shine ever so brightly

#Sattarfiles: From cashgate scandal to numerous military, police and immigration contracts, Zuneth Sattar’s extensive dealings with Malawi government made him a very wealthy man in one of the world’s poorest nations. Did he also capture the state? investigativeplatform-mw.org/show-story/a-t…

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Well done Daily Nation and The Standard Digital Every so often, we deserve headlines like these which celebrate folk whose contribution to this our land and nation has been wholesome and mind enriching.

.The Continent remembers Ngũgĩ.

"Empire of AI": Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World democracynow.org/2025/6/4/karen…

From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science go.nature.com/44hKo29

Some good news from Kasungu: Kamuzu Banda’s majestic rural home, Ngulu ya Nawambe, will finally be turned into a museum. Long overdue! Hopefully, this sparks more development & tourism in the area. Kudos to the family & the trustees. Next? Bingu's Casa Blanca Manor at Ndata 😎

New Book Release: And Silence Returned

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Events of 20th July 2011 changed the meaning and purported understanding of "mademo" in the Malawian political psyche. Since that day, Gov after gov has one narrow interpretation of the right to demonstrate. I reflected on that day 14 yrs ago: mlauzi.blogspot.com/2011/07/their-…

ZamaShort is a new project from StoryTime Publishing which aims to bring to readers one short story a month from an African author. Muthi Nhlema’s Piss Corpse, a snappy (short, but salty rather than sweet, and you’ll soon see why) story set in Malawi, is the first to be released.

HRB is happy to bring you this fun and illuminating chat with Muthi Nhlema, the author of Piss Corpse. About Muthi: When he isn’t managing a non-profit or trying to understand his 12-year-old son’s obsession with anime, Muthi Nhlema is a Malawian writer best known for his …

I ask people to please read #books while on the bus or in the taxi or at times when they have to wait without doing anything. #ReadABookDay