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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…

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How Obi-Eke Spurgeon Transitioned from Skit Making to Movie Making

Obi-Eke Spurgeon is an undergraduate Engineering student at the University of Nigeria,…

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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.…

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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…

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Professor Kithaka wa Mberia – African literature from the perspective of a Kenyan literary scholar

Imagine the first taste of cold water at the end of a…

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Register for the First International Black Speculative Writing Festival in London | Feb 2–4

Registration is now open for the very first International Black Speculative Writing Festival! This three-day in-person festival celebrates Black British…

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CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa Launched in Egypt

An exciting annual award will now celebrate the important work done by African publishers. The CANEX Prize for Publishing in…

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Somali Journalist Abdullahi Mire Wins the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee

Somali journalist and former refugee Abdullahi Mire has won the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner…

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Check Out the Bookstores that Stocked Brittle Paper’s 100 Notable

We have some very exciting news to share! This year, our 100 Notable African Books of 2023 list was well-received…

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Two African Writers Among the 8 Winners of the 2023

Two African writers are among the the 2023 RSL Literature Matters Awards, just announced yesterday by the Royal Society of…

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South African Author and Chef Fatima Sydow Passes On, Aged 50

  South African chef and author Fatima Sydow has passed on at the age of 50. She died on December…

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Somali Journalist Abdullahi Mire Wins the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Somali journalist and former refugee Abdullahi Mire has won the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner…

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Two African Writers Among the 8 Winners of the 2023 RSL Literature Matters Awards

Wanja Kimani and Helen Thomas. Thomas’ photo sourced from Beyond Face. Two African writers are among the the 2023 RSL…

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CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa Launched in Egypt

Photo credit to Afreximbank. An exciting annual award will now celebrate the important work done by African publishers. The CANEX…

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Empowering Kano’s Future: MTN Business Skills Training Elevates Local Youth

If gratitude could manifest itself, it would surely take the form of Maimunat Umar, a young recipient of the MTN…

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