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Accessing ancestral wisdom
Accessing ancestral wisdom Ikulu Stage Sat, 28th June3:45pm – 4:45pm Panellists: Momtaza Mehri, Panashe Chigumadzi Moderator: Carol Oyola British-Somali poet, Momtaza Mehri and Dr. Panashe Chigumadzi, an award-winning writer and historian break down how to convert research into poetry and prose. Momtaza Mehri is a former Young People’s Poet Laureate for London and works across criticism, translation, anti-disciplinary research practices, education and radio. Dr. Panashe Chigumadzi draws from black studies, settler colonial studies, and indigenous studies. She is the author of “These Bones Will Rise Again” (2018), a historical memoir reflecting on Zimbabwe’s 2017 coup and several dissertations. Supported by the British Council’s UK/Kenya Season 2025. Buy Ticket Share
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All the world’s a stage
All the world’s a stage Ikulu Stage Sat, 28th June2:30pm – 3:30pm Panellists: Mugambi Nthiga, Gil Ndi-Shang Moderator: Kui Kabala Cameroonian scholar and author, Gil Ndi-Shang and award-winning Kenyan playwright, Mugambi Nthiga discuss the interconnected nature of politics and literature and the challenges and successes of using the arts to archive history. Supported by the Ford Foundation-Malunga: Network for Global Justice Buy Ticket Share
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Power of humour
Power of humour Ikulu Stage Sat, 28th June1:15pm – 2:15pm Panellists: Aditi Mittal, Ty Ngachira Indian comedian, writer and actor, Aditi Mittaland award-winning Kenyan stand up, Ty Ngachira are no strangers to the stage. Join them for a witty and candid discussion on how stand up comedy provides audiences with tough truths and catharsis. With the support of Open Society Foundations, South to North series Buy Ticket Share
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The injustice of being misunderstood
The injustice of being misunderstood Ikulu Stage Sat, 28th June12:00pm – 1:00pm Panellists: Dipo Faloyin x Sani Ladan Moderators: Nyambura Mutanyi A journalist and memoirist discuss the power of image-making in the face of prevailing misconceptions and stereotypes about Africa. Dipo Faloyin is a journalist and the author of “Africa Is Not a Country”. Cameroonian author and human right activist, Sani Ladan’s book “La luna está en Duala: Y mi destino en el conocimiento” (The Moon Is in Duala: And My Destiny, in Knowledge) outlines his experience with migration and geopolitics. Supported by of AC/E, Acción Cultural Española Buy Ticket Share
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Book Talk: Ayisha Osori | ‘Love Does Not Win Elections’
Book Talk: Ayisha Osori | ‘Love Does Not Win Elections’ Book Talk Stage Sat, 28th June2:30pm – 3:30pm Panellist: Ayisha Osori Moderator: James Murua Deep dive into Ayisha Osori’s work, Love Does Not Win Elections about how she ran for the People’s Democratic Party’s ticket to Nigeria’s House of Representatives in 2015 and lost. Buy Ticket Share
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Book Talk: Velia Vidal | ‘Tidal Waters’
Book Talk: Velia Vidal | ‘Tidal Waters’ Book Talk Stage Sat, 28th June1:15pm – 2:15pm Panellist: Velia Vidal Moderator: Wendy Njoroge Velia Vidal explores her latest book, “Tidal Waters”, which is a vision of how creating something for your community and yourself is a way of reading and writing your way into a known place and a new self. Buy Ticket Share
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Book Talk: Goretti Kyomuhendo | ‘Promises’
Book Talk: Goretti Kyomuhendo | ‘Promises’ Book Talk Stage Sat, 28th June12:00pm – 1:00pm Panellist: Goretti Kyomuhendo Moderator: Frankline Sunday One-on-one discussion with Goretti Kyomuhendo about her new novel, “Promises” that exposes the shadow world of illegal immigrants, and the creativity with which people in the legal margins rise to meet an inhumane system. Buy Ticket Share
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Live poetry performance
Live poetry performance Green Bunk Stage Sat, 28th June6:00pm – 9:00pm Don’t miss this gathering of the best international and local voices in Spoken Word and page poetry. Followed by a DJ set. Register Share
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The woman as free
The woman as free Green Bunk Stage Sat, 28th June5:00pm – 6:00pm Panellists: Leila Slimani, Ayanna Banwo, Goretti Kyomuhendo Moderator: Aleya Kassam Creating complex portraits of womanhood has been a through line across the works of award-winning authors Leila Slimani, a Franco-Moroccan author and journalist, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, whose debut novel “When We Were Birds” won the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and, Goretti Kyomuhendo, one of Uganda’s leading novelists and founding member of Ugandan Women Writers’ Association, FEMWRITE. The trio take a deep dive into the necessity of this firm resolve across their fiction and non-fiction work. Supported by the Embassy of France . Register Share
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Riding the Storm: The Untold Story of Africa’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Riding the Storm: The Untold Story of Africa’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Green Bunk Stage Sat, 28th June4:00pm – 5:00pm Panelists: Toni Kan, Strive Masiyiwa Moderator: Dr. Eghosa Imasuen This panel will examine the groundbreaking collaborations that shaped Africa’s COVID-19 response. Key figures who feature in the book, Riding the Storm, and its author will join a panel to examine cooperation among African financial institutions, governments and health organisations in addressing the immediate crisis and creating lasting models for continental self-determination. The discussion will highlight how these partnerships laid groundwork for more integrated African markets and strengthened financial systems that can weather future global disruptions. Supported by CANEX Creations…
