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“What Does the Poem Say About Nigeria?” A Conversation with the Three Finalists for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026: Ogaga Ifowodo, James Ngwu Eze, and Tares Oburumu

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

Home • Interviews • Lead Post April 23, 2021

Interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Author of The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga

by Brittle Paper

Home • Lead Post • News April 19, 2021

UCT Library Containing Historic African Literature Collection Destroyed in Massive Fire

by Ainehi Edoro

Lead Post • Stories and Poems April 14, 2021

After History | Poetry | Tawanda Mulalu

by Tawanda Mulalu

Essays • Lead Post April 12, 2021

The Great Vanishing | Essay | Tatenda Gwaambuka

by Tatenda Gwaambuka

Book Reviews • Lead Post April 06, 2021

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Centers Animal Life and Worlds in his Debut Novel The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga

by Ainehi Edoro

Home • Lead Post • News March 22, 2021

Feminist Writer and Icon Nawal El Saadawi Passes Away at Age 89

by Angeline Peterson

Book Excerpts • Lead Post March 17, 2021

Excerpt: Zabor, or The Psalms, by Kamel Daoud

by Brittle Paper

Book Excerpts • Lead Post March 12, 2021

Excerpt: Lightseekers by Femi Kayode

by Brittle Paper