Kenya

Celebrating twenty years of the Lamu Cultural Festival and its role in preserving Swahili traditions.

From Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o to Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, East African writers have long produced world-class literature. It's time the world took notice.

How East African artists are creating Afrofuturist visions that go beyond Hollywood stereotypes and imagine truly African futures.

Kenyan theatre is experiencing a revival, blending traditional storytelling with modern technology to reach new audiences across the continent.

The internationally acclaimed Kenyan-born artist shares her thoughts on identity, displacement, and the power of African imagination in contemporary art.

From colonial-era cultural policies to modern funding structures, external forces have long shaped Kenyan artistic expression. It's time for a critical examination.

The case for establishing a distinctly Kenyan literary tradition — one that centres our languages, our histories, and our ways of seeing the world.

A new wave of Kenyan documentarians is challenging the outsider gaze and creating intimate, authentic portraits of Kenyan life.