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ART | PETER KIMANI | East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. Interest in Gurnah’s work continued last year when he made a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  While launching her book titled ‘The Village Girl: My Dream, Life and Legacy’ – at the Kampala Serena Hotel Thursday evening, Mary Wangari Wamae – the Group Executive Director of Kenya’s Equity Group – encouraged professionals to maintain a healthy work-life balance. The book …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda’s Nnaabagereka (Queen) Sylivia Nagginda Luswata’s Autobiography will be released on the 23rd March 2023. The Nnaabagereka writes in the book’s prologue, “On August 27, 1999, I became the Nnaabagereka of Buganda. Me, a simple girl had fallen in love with a king and become his …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jovita Kyomugisha, a community wildlife conservationist grew up knowing that elephants only provide revenue from tourists. However, when Kyomugisha went to Magambo sub county in Rubirizi district, some elders told her that elephant dung was a source of revenue for locals. She kept wondering how …

Former cabinet minister and NRA ideologue Rukikaire on politics and leadership BOOK REVIEW | Ian Katusiime | Mathew Rukikaire has seen it all. Born into an aristocratic family and educated in the best institutions that the colonial era could offer locally and abroad, Rukikaire has either made or participated in …

The voluminous 520-page book, `Protection, Patronage or Plunder? British Machinations and (B)uganda’s Struggle for Independence’, by Apollo Nelson Makubuya; the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister (Katikkiro) and Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of the kingdom of Buganda, has attracted a lot of attention. He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E …

Frankfurt am Main, Germany | AFP | Thirty years after her iconic debut novel, Zimbabwean author Tsitsi  Dangarembga is back with a final look at her heroine’s harrowing journey through the Mugabe years, hoping to spark debate about violence against women in her country. Often praised as a leading feminist voice, …

Washington, United States | AFP | Former FBI chief James Comey’s book “A Higher Loyalty,” which details his soured relationship with US President Donald Trump, sold 600,000 copies in its first week, publisher Flatiron Books told AFP on Tuesday. The highly-anticipated book, released April 17, debuted at the top slot on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The much anticipated launch of a book about Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist Patrick Bitature at Protea Hotel on Saturday afternoon is expected to attract leading names in East African politics and business. “Inspired By Bitature” is a book that has been published on the business …

How fusing an artist’s personality into art makes it powerful Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Canon Rumanzi’s art is difficult to describe and the same can be said of his rather mysterious personality. He is a photographer and digital artist, and in both genres, he pushes the boundaries and turns art …