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OkayAfrica picks its top women in African literature 2018

James Murua March 6, 2018 1 Comment Ainehi Edoro-Glines Koleka Putuma Leila Aboulela Malebo Sephodi Marie NDiaye Nnedi Okorafor Okay Africa Taiye Selasi Upile Chisala Yrsa Daley-Ward

OkayAfrica has picked its top women for 2018 in a variety of fields. The women who made the list in African literature are Leila Aboulela,…

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Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Chimamanda Adichie feature on Black Identity series

James Murua April 4, 2016 No Comments Chimamanda Adichie Ngugi Wa Thiongo Taiye Selasi

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chimamanda Adichie and Taiye Selasi feature in a new series that speaks about Black identity by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. The Louisiana…

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Joe Frazier kicks off Ghana Voices Series 2015

James Murua March 31, 2015 1 Comment Alex Agyei-Agyiri Ama Ata Aidoo Benjamin Kwakye Boakyewaa Glover Camynta Baezie Chuma Nwokolo Elizabeth-Irene Baitie Empi Baryeh Farida Bedwei Fiona Leonard Ghana Voices Series Gheysika Adombire Agambila Goethe Goethe Institute Accra Ivor Agyeman-Duah July Nana Malone Joe Frazier Jojo Cobbinah Kofi Akpabli Kofi Bentum Quantson Kojo Laing Kuukua Dzigbordi Yomekpe Kwami Anyidoho Malaka Grant Mamle Kabu Mamle Wolo Manu Herbstein Mariska Taylor-Darko Martin Egblewogbe Mawuli Adjei Nana Awere Damoah Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Nana Malone Nii Ayikwei Parkes Papa Kobina Ulzen Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Ruby Goka Sefi Atta Taiye Selasi Writers Project of Ghana

The Ghana Voices Series is a monthly event where authors read their work to an audience that was started in 2010 at the Niagara Plus…

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