Kalahari Review
A home for African writing
Derek Workman
Editor-in-Chief Gaborone Magazine and Kalahari Review
The Kalahari Review
Where Africa tells her stories
Latest Posts
Secrets, Lies and The Other Women
A novel extract from Betty Phanzu
Ashes of Desire and Pride
A letter and two poems explore the aftermath of intimacy, turning women’s vulnerability into spectacles — by Bethsheba Bosibor
Children of Meat
An essay about food traditions among my people in Uganda’s Arua and Moyo districts — from Ugandan Brian Oduti
A Guide
A satire about the ridiculousness of how and what it means to be a man — by Ikechukwu Henry
Play Me
A short fictional story about a couple’s compromise of religion for passion and love — from Damilola Ogunrinde
Season of Grief
A short story about the notorious activities of Bandits and the kidnapping kingpins — by Solomon Idah Hamza
A Lesson on Processing Emotions
Poems about grief, masculinity, and the silent scars of history’s forgotten victims — from Emmanuel Eruemulor
Diamonds in the Dust
A journey through Namibia — from Lawrence Winkler
The Heart is a Beautiful City
A reflective piece comparing the human heart’s memories to the vibrant city of Lagos — from Dammy Ojikutu
If You Stay
A short story about how hope and how good life can get — by Adebisi Amori
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