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How Ancient African Art Influences Contemporary Culture of Identity Exploration
African art is a rich tapestry of diverse cultures, experiences and philosophies. Through a variety of representations by different artists in painting, sculpture, textiles, music and other traditional crafts, African…
How Obi-Eke Spurgeon Transitioned from Skit Making to Movie Making
Obi-Eke Spurgeon is an undergraduate Engineering student at the University of Nigeria,…
How Ancient African Art Influences Contemporary Culture of Identity Exploration
African art is a rich tapestry of diverse cultures, experiences and philosophies.…
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim speaks about his creative motivation as a multi-award-winning author
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim writes a weekly column entitled 'Line of Sight' for…
How Christiana Oderemi uses the spiritual benefits of Yoga to cope with the human condition
When the pandemic struck in 2020, Christiana Oderemi did not expect it…
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Classic Algerian Novel The Earthquake Gets 50-Year Anniversary Reissue
Prominent Algerian writer Tahir Wattar’s modern Algerian classic novel The Earthquake just turned 50 years old this year. Saqi Books…
Beninese Writer and Philosopher Paulin Hountondji Passes On, Aged 81
Photo sourced from The Africanist – Podcast. Beninese writer and philosopher Paulin Hountondji has passed on at the age of…
Masobe Books is Accepting Submissions from Emerging African Authors | Deadline: Mar 31
Nigerian publisher Masobe Books is now accepting submissions from emerging African authors. If you are a fledgling author with a…
Caine Prize Shortlistee Efemia Christiana’s “Chicken” is Optioned for Film
Zambian-Ghanaian author Efemia Christiana’s Caine Prize-nominated short story “Chicken” has been optioned for film by Kethiwe Ngcobo and Bridget Pickering…
Agbowó Magazine’s Latest Issue Centers the African Woman
Agbowó Magazine has a new issue out this month titled “The Woman Issue”. An exciting mix of fiction, nonfiction, poetry,…
Brittle Paper Editor Tahzeeb Akram Launches Literary Consulting Initiative
Brittle Paper submissions editor Tahzeeb Akram has just launched her very own literary consulting initiative titled Crafter’s Ink. If you…
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Nigerian author Samuel Kolawole’s debut novel The Road to the Salt Sea is set to publish on July 2 through Amistad, an…
5 African Languages Represented in Poetry Reading for Late Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer
Photo by Ibrahim Mohtar sourced from The Star. Recently, the Radical Books Collective podcast conducted a poetry reading in honor…
34 African Texts Longlisted for the 2023 British Science Fiction Awards
34 African texts written by African authors have been longlisted for the 2023 British Science Fiction Awards. This is a…
Showmax Unveils Documentary On Igbo Apprenticeship System “Freemen”
African streaming platform, Showmax, is set to launch an original documentary series, Freemen, that is based on the Igbo apprenticeship…