Tag: Goethe Nairobi

  • Adipo Sidang, Mugabi Byenkya feature at Goethe-Institut Nairobi’s Literary Crossroads.

    Adipo Sidang, Mugabi Byenkya feature at Goethe-Institut Nairobi’s Literary Crossroads.

    Adipo Sidang and Mugabi Byenkya were the featured writers at the Literary Crossroads series at Goethe-Institut Nairobi on June 27, 2019. They were moderated by Aleya Kassam. Literary Crossroads is an event where writers meet colleagues from all over the continent and from the African diaspora to discuss trends, topics and themes prevalent in their…

  • Angela Makholwa, Patricia Kihoro headline Goethe Nairobi’s Artistic Encounters

    Angela Makholwa, Patricia Kihoro headline Goethe Nairobi’s Artistic Encounters

    South African author Angela Makholwa is set to co-feature at the final Goethe-Institut Nairobi’s Artistic Encounters on November 9th, 2017 with singer and actress Patricia Kihoro. The Artist Encounters is a project run by Goethe-Institut Nairobi curated by Zukiswa Wanner. The project involves artists of different genres having their arts communicating. There have been three…

  • Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Okwiri Oduor for Literary Crossroads in Goethe Nairobi

    Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Okwiri Oduor for Literary Crossroads in Goethe Nairobi

    Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Okwiri Oduor are the featured guests at the Literary Crossroads at the Goethe Nairobi on Thursday June 29, 2017. Literary Crossroads is a series that brings together African writers on the continent and from the diaspora to discuss contemporary trends and themes in literature. Under this project, the Goethe-Institut invites writers…

  • Lola Shoneyin and Maimouna Jallow for Nairobi

    Lola Shoneyin and Maimouna Jallow for Nairobi

    Lola Shoneyin and Maimouna Jallow are the featured guests for Goethe Nairobi series, Artistic Encounters. They will be at the Maendeleo House on June 15, 2017. Artists Encounteric, a collaboration between Goethe Kenya and author Zukiswa Wanner, features different types of artists on one stage at the same time. The concept has already had two…

  • Elnathan John, Kinyanjui Kombani feature at Goethe Nairobi’s Literary Crossroads

    Elnathan John, Kinyanjui Kombani feature at Goethe Nairobi’s Literary Crossroads

    Elnathan John and Kinyanjui Kombani were the featured guests at the Literary Crossroads event at the Goethe Institut Nairobi on February 16, 2017. The event was moderated by James Murua. Literary Crossroads: Conversations with African Writers is an event hosted by the Goethe Institut in the cities of Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. The event sees…

  • Reading in Unusual Spaces: Langata Women’s Prison, Nairobi

    Reading in Unusual Spaces: Langata Women’s Prison, Nairobi

    The Goethe Institut funded project Reading in Unusual Spaces saw readers descend on Langata Women’s Prison in Nairobi on February 11, 2017. People read in all sorts of spaces in all sorts of situations; some of these periods can be either during very positive or not such “positive” ones. Nigeria for instance are the folks…

  • Rasna Warah new book “UNsilenced” launches at Goethe Nairobi

    Rasna Warah new book “UNsilenced” launches at Goethe Nairobi

    Rasna Warah’s new nonfiction book Unsilenced launched to a packed audience at Goethe Nairobi on Wednesday October 26th 2016. Rasna Warah who worked for the UN for a long time is a columnist with the Daily Nation. She has three nonfiction titles to her name the first of which is Triple Heritage: A Journey to…

  • Sitawa Namwalie speaks on displacement at Goethe Nairobi

    Sitawa Namwalie speaks on displacement at Goethe Nairobi

    Syria is on fire. Between the Syrian government and the terror group ISIS, a human crisis has hit the world, resulting in one of the biggest tragedies of displacement in recent memory. One of the countries offering refuge to the displaced Syrians is Germany. Renowned German author Tanja Dückers will be the first guest expected…

  • Literary Crossroads features Nigerian and Kenyan authors

    Literary Crossroads features Nigerian and Kenyan authors

    Literary Crossroads is a new series of talks hosted at the Goethe in three African cities where writers meet colleagues from all over the world and from the African diaspora. At these events in Nairobi, Johannesburg and Lagos they discuss trends, topics and themes prevalent in their literatures today. The first of the events in 2016…

  • Ciku Kimeria, Ndiritu Wahome play to packed Goethe Nairobi

    Ciku Kimeria, Ndiritu Wahome play to packed Goethe Nairobi

    The Goethe Institut in Nairobi was packed to the rafters for the second edition of their “Conversations with African writers” series. The first in the series happened a few months ago with Kinyanjui Kombani being moderated by our favourite actor/teacher/playwright John Sibi-Okumu. Last Thursday early evening the authors on stage were Ciku Kimeria and Ndiritu…