Nigerian novelist Chukwuemeka Ike has passed on.
Nigerian novelist Chukwuemeka Ike passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2019. Chukwuemeka Ike, who was born on April 28, 1931, […]
Tejumola Olaniyan, scholar of African literature, has passed on.
Nigerian Scholar Tejumola Olaniyan died of heart failure in Madison, Wisconsin, the USA on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Tejumola Olaniyan […]
South African Poet and activist Sandile Dikeni has passed on.
South African Poet and activist Sandile Dikeni passed away in Cape Town on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Sandile Dikeni was […]
Binyavanga Wainaina honoured in ceremony in Malawi.
Binyavanga Wainaina was honoured at a ceremony at the Story Club Art Cafe in Lilongwe, Malawi on August 24, 2019. […]
Ghanaian writers celebrate Toni Morrison in Accra.
Toni Morrison was honoured by Ghanaian writers at the e-Ananse Public Library in Accra, Ghana on August 19, 2019. On […]
Toni Morrison has passed on.
US novelist, essayist, editor, and teacher Toni Morrison died on the evening of Monday, August 5, 2019. Toni Morrison was […]
Kismayo Book Fair 2019 sends condolences for Hodan Nalayeh.
The Kismayo Book Fair 2019 sent condolences to the family and friends of their delegate Hodan Nalayeh who died in […]
Binyavanga Wainaina Memorial hosted in Nairobi.
The memorial to fallen Kenyan writer and activist Binyavanga Wainaina was hosted at the Nairobi National Museum on Thursday, May […]
Kwani Open Mic dedicated to Binyavanga Wainaina hosted in Nairobi.
The Kwani Open Mic dedicated to Binyavanga Wainaina was hosted at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on May 28, […]
Binyavanga Wainaina has passed on.
Kenyan writer and activist Binyavanga Wainaina passed on after a short illness on the night of May 21, 2019. Binyavanga […]
Libyan novelist Ahmed Fagih has passed on.
Libyan novelist Ahmed Fagih passed on on April 30, 2019. Libyan novelist Ahmed Fagih was a Libyan novelist, playwright, essayist, […]
Nigerian poet and novelist Gabriel Okara has passed on.
Nigerian poet and novelist Gabriel Okara died in his sleep at his home in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after a brief […]
Pius Adesanmi passes on in Ethiopian Airways crash.
Nigerian writer and academic Pius Adesanmi passed away on the Ethiopian Airways flight 302 crash on March 10, 2019. Pius […]
Ivorian novelist, playwright, and poet Bernard Dadié has passed on.
Cote D’Ivoire novelist, playwright, and poet Bernard Dadié passed away on March 9, 2019. Bernard Dadié was a prolific writer […]
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 […]
