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Deceptive Intelligence: CNN breaks story on Slave Trade in Libya; French Government voices concern for African Migrants
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A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim was bracing for a backlash when he published his provocative debut novel, “Season of Crimson Blossoms,” in Nigeria two years ago.…
Originally founded in Chicago as Third World Press in 1967, the Third World Press Foundation has been publishing African-American literature under the direction of…
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A literary Sarah Baartman: Sanya Osha considers the need for intellectual decolonisation in rereading Amos Tutuola
Amos Tutuola deserves contemplation as a writer independent of the clutches of anthropology, argues Sanya Osha. How can we foster such a critical approach?…
by Francis B Nyamnjoh and Kathryn Toure Can enhanced circulation of African worldviews help shape the evolution of humanity? This is our vision at…
English teachers at my school don’t have time to read whole books, and are told to rely on extracts in class. This is no…
‘Fiction takes its time’: Arundhati Roy on why it took 20 years to write her second novel
The author of The God Of Small Things talks about political activism – and why she fled India to finish her new book •…
The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherished Alex Preston Books have…