Window for the 2023 prize closes January 26th, 2023. By Editor Submissions are currently open, up till the 26th of January 2023, for the 2023 edition of the AKO Caine...
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Agoodjie is planned to be shot in Benin, Nigeria and South Africa. By Editor Acclaimed Nigerian writers, Ukamaka Olisakwe, Jude Idada, and Adachioma Ezeano, have been...
By Sybil Fekurumoh, Chimezie Chika, and Ijeoma Ntada 2022 has been a remarkable year for African writers in Africa and in the African Diaspora, with writers putting out...
By Emmanuel Daraloye, Chinonso Ihekire, Yinoluwa Olowofoyeku, Hope Ibiale, Fatiat Saliu, Omowale Bokinni, and Owanate Max-Harry 2022 in African contemporary music could...
Features and Essays
Stream Farms: Should Ratings be the Only Relevant Metric Used in the Music Industry?
Success means a lot of things to different artistes, and can be marked at different stages, as an indicator of the progression of an artiste’s career… By Sybil...
Book Reviews
An Unlikely Relationship Throbs in the Heart of Cairo in Noor Naga’s “If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English”
Naga’s greatest strength is in capturing the excruciating detail that attends the gradual atrophy of relationships, the gradual accent to loving, the emotional...
Ndjékéry wins the 7th edition of the prize for his novel, There is no Rainbow in Paradise. By Editor Il n’y a pas d’arc-en-ciel au paradis (There is no Rainbow in...
By Blessing Chinwendu Nwankwo What is the holiday season without movies? Although Nollywood did not start the year with the best productions, it is undeniable that they...
Nafsi is a slow but chilling drama about friendship, societal standards, power dynamics in romantic relationships and the selfishness and fickleness of people… By Vivian...
The five selected writers were culled from, “an overwhelming number of applications,” the judges noted. By Editor Five African writers have been selected for The Library...
The three winners will be discussing “poetry, travel and Kiswahili intergenerational transcendence.” By Editor Three recent winners of the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize...
Africa must begin to choose its own heroes, heroes who are not determined by the haughty opinions of outsiders, but by a country’s particular understanding of its own...
As a mark of respect, he names this EP after his place of birth, Buokrom, a famed neighbourhood in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region… By Emmanuel Daraloye Osei...
Garland noted on the awards that, “These are brave and thoughtful writers tackling difficult stories that deserve to be heard.” By Editor The five winners of the 2022...
