Ngugi wa Thiong’o: The Case for Economic Decolonisation

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o | A life of defiance: the celebrated Kenyan author’s views were not without controversy but he inspired generations of African writers

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o's journey from English to Gikuyu literature, decolonisation, and legacy in African literature.

3 things Ngg wa Thiong'o taught me: language matters, stories are universal, Africa can thrive

Celebrated Kenyan writer and decolonial scholar Ngg wa Thiong'o passed away on 28 May at the age of 87. Many tributes and obituaries have appeared across the world, but we wanted to know more about Thiong'o the man

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o passed, a page closed

By Is’haq Modibbo Kawukawumodibbo@yahoo.comI woke up on Thursday, May 29th, 2025, to a tribute to Ngugi wa Thiong’o, written by my California-based friend, Adeyombo Aderinto. That tribute alerted me to the passing of that giant of African writing; certainly, one of the greatest names in progressive African literature. Much later on Thursday, I also saw Okey Ndibe’s short tribute and a galaxy of pictures that he had taken over the years with Ngug…

Tribute To Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o – The Standard Newspaper

Press release It is with profound sorrow that the Writers’ Association of The Gambia (WAG) mourns the passing of Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, one of Africa’s greatest literary sons and a relentless champion of African languages and intellectual independence. Ngũgĩ’s literary legacy is vast—Weep Not, Child, Petals of Blood, Matigari, and Decolonising the Mind are not just works of art but revolutionary texts that reshaped how Africa understood it…

REGINALD M.J ODUOR - My Intellectual Debt to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o - The Elephant

A tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o whose works have had a major impact on my outlook, influencing what I think about a wide range of topics.

Ngugi wa Thiong’o: The Case for Economic Decolonisation

As the curtain falls on the remarkable life of professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Africa and the world bid farewell not just to a prolific novelist, but to a fearless advocate for African self-determination. Ngugi’s legacy is carved not only in the pages of his globally acclaimed novels, but in the fierce convictions he held about language, identity, and cultural freedom. Language as Resistance Ngugi stood tall among Africa’s leading thinkers because …