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[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

Nigeria has scrapped the policy of teaching early learners in indigenous languages first.

I wrote about Zambias history with these arguments, the status quo on the continent, the death of our languages & my personal experience for @republicjournal https://t.co/RWspxIZQmZ

[Kasịmma @kasimmam]

Amazing Excerpt: The Shipikisha Club by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Then buy the book and finish the story. Book comes out in March (Dzanc books)!
The last sentence of this excerpt is 🔥
⁦@UbwaliLitMag⁩ ⁦@Idembeka⁩
Thank you ⁦@brittlepaper⁩! https://t.co/8bHTBdtxt0

[Commonwealth Foundation Creatives @cwfcreatives]

📢 Submissions are now open for the 2026 @catchlight_io Global Fellowship

Each year, the Fellowship awards $30,000 grants to three innovative visual storytellers whose work is a tool for information, connection and transformation in their communities.

Acting as an incubator, the program also provides financial support, fosters professional development, and builds networks that empower creative leaders to influence the future of visual storytelling.

Deadline: 15 December 2025

Search 'Catchlight Global Fellowship' or follow the link below to learn more:🔗

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[Naipamei Kaikai @Kaikainaipaa]

More evidence showing the constraints wild animals in Maasai Mara are experiencing due to the interference of their ecological niche by Hotels and Camps built on their immigration pathways and along Mara River Banks. The only solution is a Demolition of such hotels.

[Psycho Rag Doll @valxcxx]

Is this similar to what Radisson did in Livingstone that has caused more elephant-human “conflict”?

We really need to take a much stronger stance against mega corps.

[The Republic @republicjournal]

We are delighted to introduce Little Republic, an interactive children's book series designed to introduce young readers and their families to the richness of Africa's cultural heritage, mythology, and storytelling traditions.

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

@iamthezuba @republicjournal Thanks for reading! Always nice to know stuff resonates and “you’re not alone” but I wish it wasn’t so.

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

Nigeria has scrapped the policy of teaching early learners in indigenous languages first.

I wrote about Zambias history with these arguments, the status quo on the continent, the death of our languages & my personal experience for @republicjournal https://t.co/RWspxIZQmZ

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

@valxcxx @rebelwithaprose @chiqqashanna @valxcxx How did I miss your essay. We are in conversation! Down to the invocation of Ngugi. It’s nice to not feel so alone in this but also sad because it’ll probably only become more prevalent in subsequent generations.

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

@NEselojor @RuadanBooks Congratulations !!!!

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

@FlezyGrapher @LXRE__ So true! This happens in Zambia too.

[foxygen @foxypiano]

i am making an effort to be expert of both my parent languages because of this—and that includes linguistic efforts of documentation and pedagogy

[Elis Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @ElisDavies5]

Heading out to Azerbaijan to protest Bridgend Council road works. Anyone interested?

[M @rebelwithaprose]

This is so excellent, & while I’m glad I came across it, I felt a sense of sadness when I finished reading
As someone that’s taken to teaching -& learning- Nyanja this year, it’s interesting to read about the varied policy decisions & economic reasons that language is what it is

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

@rebelwithaprose What made you decide to take on Nyanja? Do you have another local language that you speak?

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

@BuyoyaJonah Being a politician is job 🤣🤣

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

A version of this essay was a finalist for the @sevhage prize for Creative Nonfiction in 2023. Judging by the spirited debate around the topic the themes clearly continue to resonate.

[foxygen @foxypiano]

wrote a review of On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

https://t.co/CJDxLKHoPq

[Otosirieze @Otosirieze]

Two new Profiles on @OpenCountryMag:

On @chumanwokolo, the Nigerian writer, attorney, and digital publishing pioneer:

https://t.co/84tfsXdj9Q

And on Mubanga Kalimamukwento, the Zambian writer, attorney, and editor of @UbwaliLitMag

https://t.co/igGD94cKSm

[mwanabibi sikamo @mwanabibi]

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[William Omondi @FreeThinker_88]

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