Transition: Isaïe Biton Koulibaly, Wilbur Smith, Mahmoud El Lozy.
It has been a horrible last few days with the deaths of Isaïe Biton Koulibaly, Wilbur Smith, and Mahmoud El […]
Blaise Ndala is Prix Ivoire 2021 winner.
Blaise Ndala’s novel Dans le venture du Congo was declared the winner of Prix Ivoire 2021 on October 20, 2021. […]
Book Digest: Lea N’Guessan, Raymond Antrobus, Shamiso Chikoti, and Taban Lo Liyong.
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest feature with books from Lea N’Guessan, Raymond […]
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Renee Edwige Dro for James Murua Literary LiveStream in September
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse and Renee Edwige Dro are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, September 29, […]
Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2021 shortlist announced
The finalists for Prix Ivoire for African Literature in French, the leading literary prize from Cote D’Ivoire, were announced on […]
Book Digest: Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Véronique Tadjo, Nana Nkweti, Kalynn Bayron
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Mukoma […]
Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2021 judges announced.
Lucas Wafula (Kenya), Renee Edwige Dro (Côte d’Ivoire), and Remy Ngamije (Namibia) are the judges for the inaugural edition of […]
Gauz at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Gauz featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Kansas City, USA on Thursday, July 30, 2020. He was hosted […]
Prix Kourouma 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for Prix Kourouma 2020 was announced on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Ahmadou Kourouma was the Ivorian novelist who […]
Tanella Boni at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 3.
Tanella Boni kicked off the Sunday on Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontières from Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire on May 31, […]
Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 3: Meet the writers.
Here are the writers who will feature at Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontières running from May 25 – June […]
Edwige Renée Dro at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Edwige Renée Dro kicked off day three of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram from Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire […]
Cote D’Ivoire’s Prix Ivoire 2019 finalists announced.
The finalists for Prix Ivoire 2019, the leading literary prize from Cote D’Ivoire, were announced on August 9, 2019. The […]
Veronique Tadjo to headline Salon International Du Livre Abidjan 2019.
Véronique Tadjo will headline the Salon International Du Livre Abidjan 2019 (International Book Fair of Abidjan 2019) scheduled for Abidjan, […]
David Diop is Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2019 winner.
David Diop is the winner of the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2019 for his book Frere D’ame (Brother of Soul). Ahmadou […]