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by Blessing Uwisike

Events November 04, 2025

Rwanda Hosts Inaugural Umurage International Book and Art Festival

by Blessing Uwisike

Events November 03, 2025

UCI Hosts “Translating Ngũgĩ” Conference: A Celebration of Literary Giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

by Blessing Uwisike

News October 15, 2025

Farewell to South African Author Zoë Wicomb (1948–2025)

by Blessing Uwisike

Book News October 06, 2025

Dr. Ainehi Edoro to Publish Forest Imaginaries with Columbia University Press

by BLESSING UWISIKE

Book News August 11, 2025

Hollywood Star Ayo Edebiri in Loved-Up Photos with Bolu Babalola’s Sweet Heat

by Blessing Uwisike

Essays• Stories and Poems February 18, 2025

“What is Your Story”: Writing Romance in African Words | Modupe Daramola | Essay

by Modupe Daramola

Essays• Stories and Poems February 06, 2025

Voices from the Continent: The Importance of Reading African Literature | Delina Yemane Dawit | Essay

by Delina Yemane Dawit