by Teakisi | May 1, 2020 | Entertainment, Love & Sex, Short Story
By Felly Oyuga Marianne was a beautiful baby. Everyone agreed. So fat and so round was she, that if babies really did bounce, she would have done so perfectly. She was the first child and the apple of her father’s eye. Her parents were well to do. Baba Marianne ran a...
by Teakisi | Oct 16, 2017 | Culture, Empowerment, Short Story
“Amina! Dan Allah! Turo! Turo! (Please Push! Push!)”, Amina had never felt such pain in her fifteen years of existence. It was excruciating! Like all the muscles in her torso where twisting harder and tighter each time she took a breath. The pushing gave her slight...
by Teakisi | Nov 23, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Love & Sex, Short Story
Part 1, Part 2 It was exactly 7:00 pm and Zirwa laid still on the bedroom floor of her apartment. Mariam had insisted she stay with her, but her sister’s constant worrying was driving her crazy. All Mariam wanted to do was talk. Talk about her taking the pregnancy...
by Salha Kaitesi | Dec 15, 2015 | Business, Culture, Education
Here at ElleAfrique we believe in an African voice, telling our own stories and empowering our own people, especially our women. Oftentimes, literary voices from the continent go largely unnoticed – lack of publishing infrastructure, funding and interest...
by Teakisi | Oct 30, 2015 | Culture, Love & Sex, Short Story
Eric lay still on the bed, allowing his body to absorb the cool air steadily blowing from the air-conditioner. He enjoyed the calmness of the mood lighting in the room, and appreciated that it was currently the only source of light surrounding him. His mind raced back...