Zimbabwe: Valerie Mpundu Arts Reporter
[The Herald] Renowned author, Memory Chirere, celebrated his Outstanding Poetry Book award he won at the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) 2023 in style by reading extracts from the winning book “Shamhu yeZera Renyu” in Harare recently.
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Style – How Two Dictators Shaped the DRC’s Art, Architecture and Monuments
[The Conversation Africa] What kind of art is left behind by totalitarian regimes? A new free-to-read book called Congo Style: From Belgian Art Nouveau to African Independence explores the visual culture, architecture and heritage sites of the country …
Africa: Ai Will Let Us Read ‘Lost’ Ancient Works in the Library At Herculaneum for the First Time
[The Conversation Africa] On 19 October 1752, a discovery was made 20 metres underneath the town of Resina, near Naples in Italy. Peasants digging wells in the area around Mount Vesuvius had struck marble statuary and mosaic pavements – and they also f…
Africa: Women in South Africa’s Armed Struggle – New Book Records History At First Hand
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s young democracy was a culmination of years of sweat, blood and revolution against the apartheid regime. In the early 1960s, after decades of “non-violence” as a policy of resistance, the African National Congres…
East Africa: What Are Sabaki Languages? How People Formed Ethnic Groups Along the Coast of East Africa
[The Conversation Africa] A new book called Ethnicity, Identity and Conceptualizing Community in Indian Ocean East Africa tracks the history of the coastal communities of east Africa and how the Sabaki family of Bantu languages was formed, shaped in pa…
Zimbabwe: Nervous Conditions – On Translating One of Zimbabwe’s Most Famous Novels Into Shona
[The Conversation Africa] The publishing journey of Zimbabwean writer and film-maker Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions wasn’t easy. Yet the novel is today considered by many as one of Africa’s 100 best books of the 20th century and is studied at …
Nigeria: Creative Writing Tips for Beginners (3), By Ruth Oji
[Vanguard] As a beginner writer, you are probably still wondering what more you can do to help you master the art of writing.
Nigeria: 2 Books On Tinubu for Public Presentation March 29
[Leadership] Two new books written on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be unveiled on March 29, 2024, coinciding with the Nigerian leader’s birthday anniversary.
Nigeria: A Walk Amongst Writers and Odia, a Living Legend, By Owei Lakemfa
[Vanguard] I drove to Mamman Vatsa Writers Village, Mpape, Abuja. It is a huge sprawling estate of multiple storey buildings, many under construction. It is easy to get lost in this maze that is the home of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA. Som…
Zimbabwe: Books – Folklore and Fantasy Combine in Langabi, a Supernatural Historical Epic From Zimbabwe
[The Conversation Africa] In 2023, award-winning Zimbabwean author Christopher Mlalazi published a new book, Langabi: Season of the Beast. He’s the author of novels like Running with Mother (2012), Dancing with Life: Tales from the Township (2012) and …