Kenyan Longreads

In today's Daily Nation paper! Super proud of the journey @Mizizi_Africa has had💜 To more growth🥂

Hiding behind AI: How SHA was used to load health system costs onto poorest eastleighvoice.co.ke/health/344078/…

Iskanchi Magazine is seeking volunteer fiction readers! We’re looking for avid readers of experimental short fiction who value bold, collaborative storytelling.

🎙️ For African storytellers, journalists & cultural practitioners shaping authentic narratives. 🎁 Training, residencies, storytelling project, creative network & workshops 👥 Ages 25-35 | 3+ years’ experience ⏰ Deadline: April 30 🔗 Apply now: menterprise.africa/opportunities/…

The African Film Press (AFP) timeline and interactive map of Africa’s film and audiovisual co-production agreements are now live. They show which African countries have formal screen co-production agreements with other countries, when those agreements were signed, and where those official agreements are concentrated across the continent. Both are drawn from our April 2026 audit, which produced a 54-country registry of verified official agreement-level arrangements, as well as official government-to-government film and audiovisual cooperation deals that do not qualify as co-production agreements, and for which no qualifying official agreement has been located as of April 2026. We're sharing the timeline and map as public reference tools from a larger research project. It'll be updated over time and is intended as a quick reference for industry professionals. The raw full report has been incorporated into our in-development platform, African Screen Intelligence (ASI). Check out the registry timeline and the interactive map at the link: africanfilmpress.com/africa-coprodu… #AfricaCoProduction #ScreenPartnerships #FilmTreatyTracker #AfricanScreenData

JUSTICE FOR FAIZ FARAJ Mystery continues to shroud the tragic death of three-year-old Faiz Faraj, a pupil at Gilgil Hills School, whose lifeless body was discovered in a fishpond on the school grounds. However, a postmortem conducted by a government pathologist ruled out drowning, finding no water in the child's lungs or digestive system. The autopsy indicated that the cause of death was blunt force trauma/severe head injuries, leading the family and protesters to suspect the child was killed and then placed in the pond. #Brekko

We’ve been digging into what 2026 holds for African writers, and honestly, it’s exciting. There are grants, prizes, residencies—real chances to get your work noticed and supported. But it can be overwhelming.

Hope the Length of an Instagram Reel: An African Millennial’s Musing, by @thetimwork theelephant.info/analysis/2026/…

WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS!!! Each month, we publish one African creative per genre, alongside an interview about their craft. Send your submissions to voaliterature@gmail.com Check the flyers for more details.

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

We are accepting submissions. The Kalahari Review welcomes exceptional fiction, essays, poetry, photography, and art. Feel free to submit your work at any time. It's your place to showcase your talent! t.ly/CA7b0

Hey Everyone, We are excited to announce Mizizi Stories- An anthology dedicated to preserving Family Histories, Written Oral Practices, Folklore and Mythology in Kenya. The submission window for this will be open from today till Friday the 27th of March

#OpenCall 2026: Global Africa Translation Fellowship Apply to receive funding for your translation project of African and African Diaspora works. @theafricainst invites applications for its non-residential fellowship, beginning in Fall 2026, offering grants of up to $5,000 to support translations into English, Arabic, or other languages. The #fellowship is open to scholars and translators working on poetry, prose, critical theory, or other texts from Africa and its diaspora. 📅 Deadline: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Visit our website for eligibility, requirements, and the application process. For queries: applications@theafricainstitute.org Apply today: theafricainstitute.org/institute-prog…

Millennials in Midlife: A Second Adolescence @theelephantinfo theelephant.info/analysis/2026/…

From Hola Detention Camp 1959 to Central Police Station 2025: Kenyans Are Still Fighting for Accountability in Custody Deaths the254report.co.ke/p/from-hola-de…

Not a saint, not a villain but a mirror for a nation. Raila Odinga’s greatest legacy may be that he made politics matter, that he convinced millions, for decades, that the ballot could be a moral instrument. The baton now passes to a generation less defined by struggle and more by structure, one confronted not by dictatorship but by dysfunction. Long after his demies, will Kenya be able to carry over the democratic experiment? READ: theelephant.info/analysis/2025/… #RailaOdinga #KenyanPolitics #KenyaHistory

Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia nytimes.com/2025/11/10/wor…

The Biggest Drug Haul In Kenya’s History and the GSU Officer Who Paid With His Life - insideke.online/the-biggest-dr…

Remembrance Sunday: Honouring Kenya's forgotten World War soldiers share.google/dEMVTR8DnxFGRk…

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