AUDIO: Kenyan author on his gay disclosure

Leading Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina comes out to say he is gay, making him one of the most high-profile Africans to do so.

Somali author Diriye Osman is the first African to win the Polari prize awarded for a first book which explores the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

A gay Briton who was deported from Uganda says anti-homosexuality laws will put people at risk of blackmail.

>Tololwa Mollel is a children’s author, dramatist and storyteller, who has written sixteen books and several plays as well as stories that he created or adapted for various types  of performance.

>Jacqueline is a Métis writer, the Métis people are one of the recognised Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The 60 year old has 18 published books for children. She lives in a log cabin nestled in the pinewoods of the Rocky Mountain foothills of Alberta.

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Police cautioned against information disclosure
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THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ernest Mangu, has warned police officers against disclosure of information by members of the public who report violent incidents at Gender Desks. Mr Mangu ordered the police to work diligently and cooperate with ...

Tanzania to Quiz Public Officials Who Dodge Rules On Asset Disclosure
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Tanzania's ethnics watchdog will investigate the financial affairs of senior public officials who failed to declare their assets and those they suspect of not disclosing their true wealth. Tanzania's Public Leadership Code of Ethics requires that all public servants ...

South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer dies in Johannesburg aged 90.

>‘Stains on my Khanga’,  is a collection of short stories and poems by Sandra Mushi published this year.  The stories seek to spark a conversation about issues that are often swept under the carpet. Success talks to Sandra Mushi about her poetry and her new book.