March 14
Nigeria: Dr Onu's Book Not Just About Financial Corruption - Egwu
Vanguard
...urges Tinubu to restructure Nigeria Read more »
March 07
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… Read more »
March 04
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Style - How Two Dictators Shaped the DRC's Art, Architecture and Monuments [analysis]
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,… Read more »
February 29
Africa: How Teens Benefit From Being Able to Read 'Disturbing' Books That Some Want to Ban [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Should we worry, as massive book-banning efforts imply, that young people will be harmed by certain kinds of books? For over a decade and through hundreds of interviews, my… Read more »
February 20
Africa: Women in South Africa's Armed Struggle - New Book Records History At First Hand [analysis]
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… Read more »
February 19
East Africa: What Are Sabaki Languages? How People Formed Ethnic Groups Along the Coast of East Africa [interview]
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… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Nervous Conditions - On Translating One of Zimbabwe's Most Famous Novels Into Shona [analysis]
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… Read more »
February 16
Africa: Ai Will Let Us Read 'Lost' Ancient Works in the Library At Herculaneum for the First Time [analysis]
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… Read more »
Africa: What's Behind the Astonishing Rise in LGBTQ+ Romance Literature? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A major transformation is underway in Romancelandia. Read more »