Nigeria: Booker Prize Organisers Announce History-Making Shortlist
[Premium Times] While no Nigerian made this year’s longlist and shortlist, multiple Nigerian writers have won the Booker Prize in the past.
Namibia: ‘Pause, Reflect and Explore’
[Namibian] I am deeply thrilled to be here today to inaugurate this exciting month-
Zimbabwe: Businessman Publishes 8 Books in 3 Years
[The Herald] Multi — Tasking writer, preacher and businessman, Ngoni Chisikarambwe, has published eight books in three years.
South Africa: Johannesburg’s Underbelly Is Explored in Niq Mhlongo’s Fresh New Novel About a Messy Break-Up
[The Conversation Africa] Niq Mhlongo was born in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1973 and grew up under apartheid, South Africa’s institutionalised racial segregation under white minority rule. He graduated in political studies and African literature in 1996 …
Nigeria: When to Barbecue Vulture
[Leadership] Fiction writer James Hadley Chase famously titled one of his popular novels, “The Vulture Is A Patient Bird”. That title often reminds me of the Yoruba anecdote which denounces the carnivorous bird as a cheat because it feeds on human carr…
Rwanda: New Book Showcases Rwanda’s Gastronomy, Culinary Treasure
[New Times] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Rwanda Arts Initiative (RAI), on September 4, launched a gastronomy book that showcases the rich culinary heritage of Rwanda and the hidden potenti…
Nigeria: Three Children Authors Shortlisted for NLNG’s $100,000 Literature Prize
[Premium Times] The finalists’ books were selected from one hundred and sixty-three [163] entries received for the competition.
West Africa: Nigeria’s Dinner With ‘Mugabe
[Premium Times] Have you ever read Heidi Holland’s Dinner With Mugabe? It was published in 2012 by a Zimbabwean journalist and columnist who worked with Illustrated Life Rhodesia magazine.
Nigeria: Shettima, Jonathan, Osinbajo Expected At Book Launch in Abuja
[This Day] Many distinguished Nigerians, including Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former president Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, are expected to attend the launch of a book co-authored by Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman on September…
Kenya: Chinese Institute to Translate Kenyan Literature
[The Herald] Nairobi. — A Chinese institute is collaborating with a Kenyan publisher to translate a number of Kenyan literature works into Chinese language, a major boost to cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries.