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Amazwi South African Museum of Literature is Dedicated Entirely to Literature, You Should Check It Out

Tucked in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape, Amazwi South African Museum of Literature is treating African literature as the heritage it is. The name amazwi means...

Is There a Place for Female Rage in African Literature?

African literature has shown to be conversant with women’s emotions. Littered across African literature are stories of grieving mothers, scorned wives, long-suffering daughters, wo...

African Languages Are Being Left Behind by AI and the Stakes Are High

A recent UNESCO Courier piece by researcher James Maisiri puts into sharp focus a problem that should concern everyone invested in the future of African kAnowledge and education: t...

10 Books About African Americans Reclaiming the South

Between 1910 to 1970, millions of African Americans left the South in search of greater opportunities for freedom, rights, and economic mobility. Due to sheer scale, this human mov...

Conceição Lima, the Preeminent Poet of São Tomé and Príncipe, Has Died

African literature has lost one of its most singular and necessary voices. Conceição Lima, the preeminent poet and journalist from São Tomé and Príncipe, died on May 15, 2026, at H...

Akada festival champions African stories for young readers

The Akada Children’s Book Festival promotes indigenous children’s literature, fostering African storytelling and a love for reading among young Nigerians. Read More: https://punch...

アフリカ史、どう学ぶ？　現地で進む歴史教育の「脱植民地化」と反発

Short Story: Postage

A memory of Africa in the 60’s....

15 African Queer Books That Have Shaped a Literary Movement | Brittle Paper’s June Reading List

At Brittle Paper, this June, we are highlighting some of our favourite African queer books that have rocked and shaped African publishing.  In Necessary Fiction, Eloghosa Osunde re...

The French transformed Africa. Now, Africa is transforming their language.

Most of the world’s French speakers are now African. Their growing linguistic influence is touching off debates about whom the language belongs to.

Literary legacy celebrated at double book launch

Nelson’s Handwriting… THE evening of June 27, 2026 will long be remembered in Zimbabwe’s literary circles as a celebration of family, creativity... To access this conten...

Africa and the Bible from A to Z by Tim Welch

Africa and the Bible from A to Z will help you discover how much the Bible talks about Africa and its people and places. The post Africa and the Bible from A to Z by Tim Welch appe...

Xenophobia Is Un-African: South Africa Must Not Betray Africa’s Shared Destiny

For decades, South Africa occupied a unique place in the hearts of Africans. It was not merely another country on the continent; it was a symbol of resilience, courage, and the tri...

An Online Four-Week Poetry Workshop on African Poets by San Antonio’s Writing Arts Centre Is Coming 

Gemini Ink, San Antonio’s Writing Arts Centre, is offering a four-week online poetry workshop this June. Titled Exploring Africa: Inspiration from International Poets, the workshop...

Africa Women Writers Residency 2026: Fully Funded 4-Week Creative Writing Program for Emerging African Women Writers in...

The Africa Women Writers Residency 2026 is a fully funded literary development opportunity designed to empower emerging African women storytellers. This prestigious residency provi...

THE TRAGEDY OF AFRICA

JOHN AKINRIBIDO urges South Africa to confront honestly the structural causes of xenophobia Africa welcomes approximately 67 million international tourists annually, generating mor...

African Horror: An Anthology | Available Now

  Editor’s Note   Dear Brittle Paperians, The unknown is scary, but the terrifying is found in the shadows we have named. These names are either from our day-to-day encounters, or...

Stella Gaitano and Safae el Khannoussi among finalists for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis Prize

Two African writers are among the six finalists for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis, the prestigious German prize for contemporary literature in translation awarded by the...

Pictures and Recap: The African Book Festival Berlin 2026

The eighth edition of the African Book Festival Berlin, themed Welcome to the Club and held from May 29 to 31 at tak, Theater Aufbau Kreuzberg, wrapped up with the kind of weekend...

“Africa Is the Talent. It Has Always Been Here”: Othuke Ominiabohs on Building Masobe Books and the Future of African Pu...

22. That is the number of debut authors Masobe Books is pushing out this year. And some of their work is already out, from Chinasa Anaele’s Three Is a Crowd and Deborah Kira’s The...

Electric Literature Is Launching Its First-Ever Emerging Writers Contest | $1,000 Prize, Publication, and a Residency |...

Electric Literature, the nonprofit literary platform that has spent seventeen years dedicated to uplifting emerging writers, has launched its very first Emerging Writers Contest, w...

Cameroonian Author Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi’s Woman of the Lake Is Coming This Summer

Spears Books has announced the signing of Makuchi, the pen name of Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi, for the publication of her upcoming short story collection, Woman of the Lake, sche...

One Africa or one broken dream

TOMORROW, as the rhythmic pulse of Africa Day echoes from the Cape to Cairo, it is time to silence the empty rhetoric... To access this content, please purchase a subscr...

One Africa or one broken dream

TOMORROW, as the rhythmic pulse of Africa Day echoes from the Cape to Cairo, it is time to silence the empty rhetoric... To access this content, please purchase a subscr...