March 20
Congo-Kinshasa: Young Congolese Author Pascal Boroto Wins African Literary Prize
The 2026 Voix d'Afriques (Voices from Africa) literature prize has been awarded to Pascal Boroto, a young writer from the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a novel inspired by his… Read more »
January 31
Kenya: Kenya - the Accidental Librarian Keeping Kibera's Kids in Books
In Africa's largest slum town, a retired railway worker has turned an abandoned shack into a library for the local children. Read more »
July 06, 2025
Africa: How Untold Stories in African Languages Could Turn the Page On Publishing
African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent's publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa's book market, now… Read more »
