A collection of Gado’s editorial cartoons with The Standard & The Continent from 2017 to 2025.
NYrobi Book Fest: Book Reading 📖
‘Truth is a flightless bird’ is a crime fiction novel set in Nairobi which has been optioned for an eight-part television miniseries by a UK based film production company. The author currently lives in New York and will be joining online.
NYrobi Book Fest: eKitabu Live Podcast 🎙️
‘NaiRobbery Cocktail’ by Empress Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki delves into Nairobi’s gritty underworld, revealing ties between crime, police, prostitutes, and the urban poor.
NYrobi Book Fest: Creative Writing Masterclass ✍🏾
Led by Troy Onyango, founder of Lolwe, one of the most influential magazines curating writings from Africa and its rich and diverse diaspora and Billy Kahora, a creative writing professor and editor of Let’s Us Conspire and Other Stories.
NYrobi Book Fest: Book Trivia
Two teams, each consisting of three to five members, will compete under the moderation of a Quiz Master.
NYrobi Book Fest: Poetry Slam Africa 🎙️
Open Mic spoke word performance with Isabirye Godfrey Mitch Jr., Ugandan author and spoken word artist and environmental activist.
She Creates 📄
Upskill for a brave new world. Applications now open for the She Creates hands-on training (Limited places) Supported by the French Government’s Creation Africa project. A @naiccon_ea and Alliance Française partnership. @franceinkenya
Kananayé | Concert 🎵
In the streets of Burkina Faso, the expression “ka nana ye,” meaning “it’s not easy,” echoes everywhere, carrying an underlying message of hope: things will get better. Both vibrant and profound, yet always filled with light, Kananayé embodies joy and commitment.
Intertwined, the art of Patti Endo & Mayk Navangi | Exhibition
L’artiste kenyano-japonaise, Patti Endo, et l’artiste français d’ascendance congolaise, Mayk Navangi, puisent profondément dans leur double héritage pour présenter des œuvres provocantes et ludiques. Le travail de ligne continue de Patti est audacieux, fluide et intuitif, un continuum de sa réflexion, où elle soustrait et abstrait les détails les plus fins de son parcours créatif.
Discussion
“This is Congo” — an eye-opening exploration of life in the Congo during Africa’s longest-running conflict. The film offers a powerful glimpse into the lives of a whistleblower, a patriotic military commander, a mineral dealer, and a displaced tailor, each sharing their personal stories from the North Kivu region during the rise of the M23 rebels from 2012 to 2017.