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The Bizonto troupe perform at Theatre Labonita in Kampala, Uganda, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)
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Uganda’s ‘singing fools’ use satire to attack government

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

  • Grace Matsiko
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.
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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

  • Aarti Bhana
8 min read