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African Horror: An Anthology | Available Now

by Tahzeeb Akram

Features • News June 25, 2019

Ellah Wakatama Allfrey & Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Join the Royal Society of Literature as Honourary Fellows

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 24, 2019

The Inaugural Africa Writes – Bristol Festival, an Offshoot of Africa Writes in London, Set for Seven Days of Performances, Panels, Launches & Workshops

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 24, 2019

Earn €1,500 at Goethe-Institut’s U-40 Writers’ Residencies in Burkina Faso | How to Apply

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 21, 2019

Molara Ogundipe, Poet, Editor, & Founder of the Stiwanist Movement in Feminism, Passes on at 78

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 19, 2019

Nnedi Okorafor’s Broken Places & Outer Spaces, Her 15th Book in 14 Years and First of Nonfiction, Now Available

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 19, 2019

Mubanga Kalimamukwento Wins 2019 Kalemba Short Story Prize for Zambian Writing

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 19, 2019

Statement of the African Studies Association Concerning Freedom of Expression in Sudan

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 17, 2019

Dr. Stella Nyanzi Has Now Spent 222 Days in Prison. Ugandans Call for Solidarity as She Faces Three Court Cases | #FreeStellaNyanzi

by Otosirieze Obi-Young