Kwani?
Sign in to saveKwani? (derived from the Sheng slang "so what?") was a prominent Kenyan literary magazine headquartered in Nairobi. It has been hailed as "undoubtedly the most influential journal to have emerged from sub-Saharan Africa".
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- Official website
- www.kwani.org
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- Kwani?
- inception
- 2003-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-00-00
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Kwani? (derived from the Sheng slang "so what?") was a prominent Kenyan literary magazine headquartered in Nairobi. It has been hailed as "undoubtedly the most influential journal to have emerged from sub-Saharan Africa".
The magazine originated from discussions among a group of writers based in Nairobi during the early 2000s. Its inception was led by Binyavanga Wainaina, who initiated the project after winning the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing. The inaugural printed edition was released in 2003.