The Kenyan winner of the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing has told the BBC she will donate half of her £10,000 ($13,000) winnings…
In this story of a boy’s departure to boarding school, the author remembers leaving behind not only his family but a whole linguistic world…
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Interview with Francis Nyamnjoh, Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group, Cameroon
Stephanie Kitchen (SK): In around ten years Langaa has published over 500 books in English and French and other languages, across a range of…
Twenty-four outstanding stories have been selected by an international judging panel from 5182 entries from 48 Commonwealth countries. The writers come from 14 countries…
The shortlist for the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced, showcasing a diversity of themes and a wealth of literary talent.…
The African Studies Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Coordinate Organizations Grant Winners. The ASA heartily congratulates the following Coordinate Organizations: African Politics…
British author Helen Oyeyemi reveals her top criteria for a great read, and why the Man Booker International Prize 2018 shortlist has them all.…
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2018 Fage and Oliver Prize (in alphabetical order): Atekmangoh, Christina: “Les Mbengis”-Migration, Gender, and Family: The…
But some Francophone writers are not impressed A PHILOSOPHY graduate and unpublished novelist, Emmanuel Macron treats French culture like a national treasure, and the…
By Ian Youngs, Entertainment & arts reporter 8 March 2018 Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi moved to the UK from Uganda at the age of 34…