Blessing Uwisike

News April 30, 2026

South African Novelist Zakes Mda and Michael Bronner Co-write a $16 Million Film on Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela

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News April 29, 2026

Nigerian poet Gbenga Adesina’s Death Does Not End at the Sea Is Shortlisted for the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize worth C$130,000

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News April 29, 2026

Zukiswa Wanner Receives Honorary Doctorate From the University of the Free State

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News April 29, 2026

Six African Authors Make 2026 Locus Awards Finalists—Nnedi Okorafor Scores Three Nominations

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News April 27, 2026

Nigerian Poet Iheoma J. Uzomba Wins the 2026 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry worth $1,500

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Events April 24, 2026

Aké Arts & Book Festival Announces Dates for Its 14th Edition | 19 to 21 November 2026

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News April 24, 2026

Cassava Republic Press Becomes the First African-Owned, Black and Woman-Led Independent Press to Land on the Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist in the Award’s Thirty-Year History

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