The Kenyan renowned playwright Francis Imbuga who gripped many readers with his literary masterpieces passed on after suffering a stroke in his house in Nairobi. Read more »

A festival will be held in honour of renowned actor, theatre guru and playwright, Walter Mparutsa, who died in Harare in June this year. Read more »

Rwandan-born Scholastique Mukasonga, who lives in France, has won this year's prestigious Prix Renaudot award for her novel set in a time when the 1994 genocide erupted. Read more »

The National Examinations Board set new measures and tough penalties for any pupils found cheating, including blocking the candidates from resitting the exam. Read more »

AllAfrica news partner, African Arguments, reports on the war to stop the trade in drugs in and through Africa. Read more »

It is not enough that our children are in school; we must ensure that all children have access to quality education that provides them with literacy, numeracy, critical thinking ... Read more »

The renowned writer has published a controversial memoir on the Biafran war, entitled There Was a Country. Read more »

Professor Chinua Achebe's decision to reject the national honour offered him may have been borne out of "misinformation" as to the true state of affairs in Nigeria, President ... Read more »

University of California, Riverside's Gabriela Canalizo has embarked on a campaign to bring astronomy and excitement for education to HIV-positive orphans in Malawi. Read more »