Africanfuturism: An Anthology

Here are 8 original visions of Africanfuturism: science fiction stories by both emerging and seasoned African writers staking a claim to Africa’s place in the future. These are powerful visions focused on the African experience and hopes and fears, exploring African sciences, philosophies, adaptations to technology and visions of the future both centred on and spiralling out of Africa. You will find stories of the near and almost-present future, tales set on strange and wonderful new planets, stories of a changed Earth, stories that dazzle the imagination and stimulate the mind. Stories that capture the essence of what we talk about when we talk about Africanfuturism. Introduction by Wole Talabi Africanfuturism Defined by Nnedi Okorafor Egoli by T.L. Huchu Sunrise by Nnedi Okorafor Yat Madit by Dilman Dila Rainmaker by Mazi Nwonwu Behind Our Irises by Tlotlo Tsamaase Fort Kwame by Derek Lubangakene Fruit of the Calabash by Rafeeat Aliyu Lekki Lekki by Mame Bougouma Diene