Mozambique: Paulina Chiziane, Mozambique’s Grand Novelist, Finally Receives Her Prestigious Award
[The Conversation Africa] Paulina Chiziane, the first woman to publish a novel in Mozambique, has become the first African woman to receive the most important award for Portuguese literature, the Camões Prize. She’s also the first to break all the…
South Africa: Zondo At Your Fingertips – New Book Offers an Accessible and Condensed Version of South Africa’s Ambitious Corruption Inquiry
[The Conversation Africa] Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. No one except academics will read t…
Rwanda: Meet American Author Behind the First Kinyarwanda Fantasy Novel
[New Times] On Friday, the Kigali Public Library will host a book launch organised by ImagineWe, a publishing house in Rwanda. The event is expected to last approximately two hours and will be attended by a diverse group of individuals, including frien…
Liberia: Fortress Praise International Donates Books, Raises Funds for Scholarship Students
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Fortress Praise International, a charity group, donated assorted books and reference materials Friday, June 16, 2023, to the Christ Foundation School on 12th Street in Monrovia, Liberia.
Namibia: Pewa’s Adventure Book Emphasises the Value of the Ocean
[Namibian] The author of ‘Pewa’s Ocean Adventures’, Taati Niilenge, and her team joined the global celebrations to educate the youth on the value of oceans throughout the months of June and July.
Ghana: The Dilemma of the Modern African Writer
[Ghanaian Times] That the present modern day African writer is battling between two worlds as far as his or her writings are concerned cannot be disputed or denied by any knowledgeable or authoritative cultural expert or literary critic.
Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Details How He Survived 15 Minutes of Intense Gunfire During November 2017 Coup in New ‘Book’
[New Zimbabwe] FORMER Zanu PF political commissar and 2023 presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere has narrated, in a yet-to-be-published book, how he survived 15 minutes of massive gunfire during the 2017 coup that toppled late President Robert Mugabe.
Nigeria: Premium Times Books Unveils New Title On Cyber Politics, Nigerian Elections
[Premium Times] “Over the past two decades, Mr Ibietan has researched deeply in the emergent interface between communication studies and psephology…,”