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The Bizonto troupe perform at Theatre Labonita in Kampala, Uganda, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)

Uganda’s ‘singing fools’ use satire to attack government

Despite arrests, the Bizonto comedy troupe continues to resonate with audiences nationwide

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
Brave: Ghanaian author Kobby Ben Ben was at the recent Franschhoek Literary Festival. His first novel No One Dies Yet has queer themes but it also contains broader social commentary.

Kobby Ben Ben on breaking the queer ceiling

Novel writes queerness into a space where it’s forbidden and meanders through the unforgiving politics of Ghana, past and present

  • Eyaaz
8 min read