Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o, Giant of African Literature, Dies Aged 87 [Namibian] The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few writers working in an indigenous African language, has died aged 87.

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7. Abenea Ndago – Nandi Bear
Nandi Bear by Kenya’s Abenea Ndago blends fiction in bold new ways—now on the 2025 shortlist!

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4. Peter Ngĩla Nzeli – Souls of Independence

Kenya’s Peter Ngĩla Nzeli earns a shortlist spot with Souls of Independence—a story of resilience, identity & power.

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