African Literary Podcast Season 2 Episodes 2 and 3
In the African Literary Podcast Season 2 Episode 2 and 3 we give you the audio of Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s keynote address and eulogise Zimbabwe…
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Ngugi Wa Thiong’o launches “Kenda Muiyuru” in Nairobi.
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o launched his newest title Kenda Muiyuru at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on February 11, 2019. Ngugi Wa Thiong’o is not…
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Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2018 winners celebrated.
Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was the guest of honour as the Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2018 winners Zainab Alwi Baharoon and…
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Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 shortlist features two African organisations.
Botswana’s Companies and Intellectual Property Authority and Kenya’s eKitabu are on the Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 shortlist announced on February 14, 2019. The…
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Zimbabwe author and poet Charles Mungoshi has passed on.
Zimbabwe author and poet Charles Mungoshi has died at the age of 71 in a hospital in Harare today February 16, 2019. Charles Mungoshi writing…
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Nawal El Saadawi needs our help. Do your thing Internet.
Nawal El Saadawi is in a critical state after complications with simple eye surgery and needs our help. Nawal El Saadawi is one of the…
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Leye Adenle, Mukoma Wa Ngugi to judge Nigeria’s Syncity NG anthology. (Nigeria only)
Leye Adenle and Mukoma Wa Ngugi are the judges for a new anthology by Nigerian literary blog Syncity NG. Syncity NG founded by Mystique Syn…
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Ali Hilal Ali’s “Mmeza Riwaya” out in time for Mabati Cornell Prize 2018 ceremony.
Ali Hilal Ali’s Mabati Cornell Prize 2017 award-winning novel Mmeza Riwaya is now available for your reading pleasure in time for Mabati Cornell Prize 2018…
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Konya Shamsrumi Press publishes Richard Ali, Umar Sidi Poetry Collections.
Richard Ali’s The Anguish and Vigilance of Things and Umar Sidi’s The Poet of Dust were published by Konya Shamsrumi Press last week. Konya Shamsrumi…
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Thomas Mofolo Prize for Outstanding Sesotho Fiction launched in South Africa.
The Thomas Mofolo Prize for Outstanding Sesotho Fiction was launched by South Africa’s Geko Publishing on February 6, 2019. Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, born on 22…
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Residencies: Efe Paul Azino, Heran Abate, and Joseph Kaifala.
Efe Paul Azino, Heran Abate, and Joseph Kaifala are off to residencies in different parts of the world. Residencies are an important part of the…
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Mukoma Wa Ngugi gives keynote address on Africans and African Americans
Author, poet, and scholar Mukoma Wa Ngugi gave a keynote address on the complicated relationship between Africans and African Americans. The keynote was given at…
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Akwaeke Emezi on Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist.
Akwaeke Emezi is on the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist announced on February 5, 2019, for her debut novel Freshwater. The Wellcome Book Prize is…
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Ladan Osman poetry collection “Exiles of Eden” out on May 7.
Ladan Osman’s poetry collection Exiles of Eden is set to be unveiled on May 7, 2019. Poet and essayist Ladan Osman first came to the…
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Adel Esmat, Mohammed Al-Maazuz make International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2019 shortlist.
Adel Esmat, Mohammed Al-Maazuz are the two Africans on the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2019 shortlist announced today February 5, 2019. The International Prize…
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