Rwanda: Rwandan-Canadian Author Reconnects Children With Cultural Roots in New Book Series
[New Times] Michaella Mutoni — Dorvlo, a Rwandan-Canadian with a deep love for cultural heritage, has embarked on a mission to reconnect children with their roots through her debut children’s book series, “The Wondrous Journey of Isaro and Juru.”
Ghana: 2024 Ako Caine Prize – Ghanaian Author Tryphena Yeboah Shortlisted for £10,000 Prize
[Accra Times] Yeboah’s story, “The Dishwashing Women,” published in Narrative Magazine (Fall 2022), earned her a spot among five writers from across the continent competing for the £10,000 prize
Liberia: Ex-President Sirleaf Launches Historical Book
[Liberian Observer] Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has launched a new book, highlighting the importance of not just what is said, but how, when, and where it is communicated–a message she described as essential for everyone.
Nigeria: For Uche Nwokedi, a Legacy in Wig and Stage
[This Day] Requests for moments of silence in memory of loved ones often lead to an eerie hush. The first shock that accompanied the tragic news that Uche Nwokedi, a genial senior advocate, playwright, and author, had died on June 28 in London contribu…
Tanzania: Mkuki Bgoya – ‘Swahili Writers Should Be Mandatory Reading in Tanzania, but There’s a Deep Trauma Around Books’
[African Arguments] Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Zanzibari-born 2021 Nobel Literature laureate’s grand homecoming was punctuated by the translation of his masterpiece, Paradise, into Kiswahili. His publisher, Mkuki Bgoya, speaks about its significance in the…
Nigeria: Agbolade Omowole Featured in Saskatchewan Ai Handbook
[Vanguard] Nigerian tech entrepreneur Agbolade Omowole has been prominently featured in the esteemed “AI for Legal Professionals” handbook, published by the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nigeria: How My Book Will Open My Private World to Fans, Carol King
[Vanguard] Queen of Soaps, Carol Eferamor King a.k.a CK1, has opened up her private life and world to fans with the launch of her much-awaited book, ‘The Morning Star.’
Zimbabwe: The Reflection of Women Sympathy in Zimbabwean Novel ‘Nervous Conditions’ (Part One)
[Ethiopian Herald] Nervous Condition is a novel written by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga in 1988, and it is situated in imagined Rhodesia. Nervous Conditions derives its title from Jean-Paul Sartre’s renowned introduction to Frantz Fanon’s The W…
Zimbabwe: Print Textbooks in Vernacular – Parly
[The Herald] Textbooks used in schools and colleges need to be translated into vernacular as part of measures to preserve cultural identity, Parliamentarians said this week.
Africa: Pandemic Effects Linger, and Art Invites Us to Pause and Behold Distance, Time and Trauma
[The Conversation Africa] When I finished the manuscript for my book The Pause, which looked at the COVID-19 pandemic through the idea of “pausing,” a notion frequently invoked in pandemic discussions of suspended and cancelled activities, I was happy …