Uganda: Uganda's Bobi Wine On the Books (And Songs) That Shape His Politics

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a "people power" struggle by… Read more »

Kenya: Two Kenyan Women Rebuild Libraries in a Quietly Powerful New Documentary

Two Kenyan women - Wanjiru Koinange and Angela Wachuka - set out in 2017 to do something both ordinary and radical: rebuild neglected libraries in Nairobi. Read more »

South Africa: South African Writer Zoë Wicomb Embraced Humanity in All Its Complexity

Zoë Wicomb's first book, You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town (1987), is a tour through episodes in the life of a writer-character, Frieda Shenton. She's not unlike but crucially… Read more »

South Africa: Zoë Wicomb, the South African-Scottish Writer Who Told Powerful Stories About Belonging

Zoë Wicomb, a celebrated South African-Scottish writer and scholar, has died. Read more »

Namibia: Windhoek's Old Location Was a Place of Pain, but Also Joy - New Book

All that's left of a famous settlement called the Old Location in Windhoek, Namibia, is a graveyard and a monument to remember the residents who were killed while protesting their… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Edson Sithole - New Book Uncovers the Work of a Thinker, Lawyer and Zimbabwean Freedom Fighter Who 'Disappeared'

Edson Sithole was born in what was then Southern Rhodesia in 1935. He was the first black person in southern Africa to obtain a Doctor of Laws degree. He was the second black… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Noviolet Bulawayo Wins the Best of 25 Years of the Caine Prize. Why She Deserves It

Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo has been honoured as Africa's best short story writer after winning the Best of Caine Award. The special recognition marks 25 years of the… Read more »

Africa: African Novels Are Being Translated to English in a Bold New Trend. We Review Ignatius Mabasa's the Mad

When it comes to African literature, translation has mostly meant translating work from European languages into African ones. Translation from African languages into English has… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Earliest Newspapers Made Money From Slavery - Book Offers New Evidence

In a recently published book, Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism: The Ghost of the Slave Press (2025 Routledge), author and journalism professor Gawie Botma… Read more »

Africa: Drones, Disinformation and Guns-for-Hire Are Reshaping Conflict in Africa - New Book Tracks the Trends

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa's security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his… Read more »

Nigeria: A University Bookshop in Ibadan Tells the Story of Nigeria's Rich Publishing Culture

Driven by a desire to explore Nigeria's literary and cultural history beyond the metropolis of Lagos, I took a road trip to Ibadan, once the most important university town in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Chimamanda's Lagos Homecoming Wasn't Just a Book Launch, It Was a Cultural Moment

When the announcement of Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi's latest novel Dream Count was made, it was regarded as a major event in African literature. The internationally celebrated… Read more »