One of Africa’s most celebrated authors Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old. Having published his first novel – Weep Not Child – in 1964 ...

One of Africa’s most celebrated authors, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old. Having published his first novel – Weep Not Child – in 1964 ...

In heartfelt posts on social media, Gachagua and Raila paid tribute to Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Gachagua said Thiong’o’s death has left not only Kenya but all of Africa orphaned.

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a groundbreaking novelist, ... and who led a passionate campaign for African authors to eschew the languages of foreign occupiers, died on Wednesday in Buford, Ga.

3 things Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o taught me: language matters, stories are universal, Africa can thrive Published: June 4, 2025 9:20am EDT Charles Cantalupo , Penn State ...

One of Africa’s most celebrated authors, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, has died. The Kenyan academic was 87 years old. His first novel, Weep Not Child was published in 1964 and he pursued a rich and acclaimed ...