Celebrated author, poet, and actor, David Mungoshi has died after battling ill-health for over five years. He was 71. His book, The Fading Son, won an award at the prestigious ... Read more »

Zimbabweans in the diaspora are having a torrid time with their English names. Many were given "loaded" names by their parents. Meaningful names to a Zimbabwean but something else ... Read more »

With abundant resources, a burgeoning youth population, and growing attractiveness to industry and investors, Africa is positioned to undergo dynamic change in the decades ahead, ... Read more »

Okojie was announced the winner of the £10,000 award prize at a virtual unveiling on YouTube, for her short story "Grace Jones." In May, a five-writer shortlist was released ... Read more »

Jennifer Davis, stalwart champion of majority rule in South Africa and leader in the anti-apartheid movement in the United States, who died on October 15, is being remembered for ... Read more »

The award-winning novelist has said she is heartbroken as she is writing about her late father in the past tense. James Adichie, an emeritus professor of Statistics and ... Read more »

For those looking from the global North, African literature is often marketed in a narrow way, comprising worthy stories of resistance, written in an uplifting and sober realist ... Read more »

In a world which is slowly approaching total literacy, it can be difficult to recall that reading and writing were once rare skills. Writing developed independently in several ... Read more »

Ake Arts and Book Festival, founded by Lola Shoneyin, is an annual event that brings together writers, artists and thinkers, in and outside of Nigeria. This year's theme is Black ... Read more »

Gabriel I.H. Williams, the author of "Liberia: The Heart of Darkness", returns to the publishing scene with the release of "Corruption is Destroying Africa: The Case of ... Read more »