The book, The Memory of Seasons, is a collection of poems on nationhood, life and humanity. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday headline the public presentation of a book, The Memory of Seasons, a collection of poems on nationhood, life and humanity, written by award-winning journalist, Arukaino Umukoro. According to the organisers, Eternalfilez Media, […]
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Rwandan authors have called for promotion of early literacy programmes, creating reading clubs, organising book fairs, and literacy festivals to celebrate the reading and writing culture in Rwanda. They echoed this call during a book exhibition event on Tuesday, March 28. ALSO READ: Literary enthusiasts discuss issues affecting Rwanda’s book industry In collaboration with the […]
Dodoma — MINISTER for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda has banned 16 supplementary books from being used in schools and education institutions citing immoral content that violates the country’s cultural norms, morals and good practices in upbringing children. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Prof Mkenda warned schools with the stray books in their […]
Elephant Eye: Sousa Jamba visits the magnificent Abrehot Library in Addis Ababa In the great public library of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I have not seen a single work of fiction by an African author. The library was officially opened in January 2022 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who initiated the project. When I visited, the […]
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Namibia: Good Holiday Reads 2022
THE holidays are here. The rains have come early, and like the famous note “the person who deserves the most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read”. In that spirit, here are some good holiday reads from some of Namibia’s brightest minds. 1. Jesaya Hano-Oshike: vice-chairperson of […]
Public libraries are hosting a range of events and activities to keep children entertained this holiday What do Lee Child, Jeff Kinney and Michelle Obama have in common? They’re all authors of the most borrowed books at various Cape Town public libraries this past year. As the year winds down, libraries across the city will […]
A few months ago, in celebration of World Book Day, Ubongo started a Pan-African Book Drive Campaign in different African countries. In the spirit of utu, the swahili word for shared humanity, Ubongo called on their Pan-African audience and the general public to contribute gently-used or new children’s books of all genres and age-groups which […]
Amenti Bonja was born in East Shewa zone of Oromia, in a rural area called Qilee Dooyyoo, where he spent the first seven years of his life. He started his first grade education at Qilee Dooyyoo Elementary School and then moved to a nearby town called Maqii (Meki) with some of his older siblings and […]
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Africa: The Best African Books of 2022
From the thought provoking and evocative to the laughter inducing, here are our best African books of 2022 (in no particular order). Things They Lost – Okwiri Oduor A debut like no other, this book not only showcase Odour’s talent but serves as a dazzling reminder of the wealth of literary talent Kenya has to […]
A Supreme Court Judge, Professor Justice Henrietta Joy Mensa-Bonsu has entreated the leadership of the country to ensure that incidents or situations that can jeopardise peace and lead to war are prevented. According to Prof. Justice Mensa-Bonsu, she was always filled with grief whenever she recounts how she witnessed the men of the Methodist Church […]
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Gambia: The Dictator Is us
NEW BOOK IN THE HOOD – by Dr Cherno Omar BARRY This book will be launched on Friday, 16 December 2022, at the Ebunjan Theatre, Kanifing Institutional Area @ 3 p.m. Come early to secure yourself a place. Pre-order by calling 2100016 or sending an email to globalhandspublishing@gmail.com and you will be assured of a […]
Monrovia — Over the weekend, all roads led to the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, where a book called Living Legends was launched. The much-talked-about book, which highlighted the contributions of many Liberian women from every walk of life, is authored by Mrs. Brenda Brewer Moore, Executive Director of one of Liberia’s […]
Tunis/Tunisia — “As part of the first Tunisia-France exchanges in the audio book field, which began with an experiment in 2019, “La plume de Paon” will endeavour to continue this adventure in new events, notably during the “Strasbourg, Unesco World Book Capital” event in 2024, possibly through a “Focus on Tunisia” with a view to […]
The Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari yesterday launched a book titled: The Audacity of an African Girl in Abuja where she paid glowing tributes to the author, Khuraira Musa for her courage and determination. Aisha, who was represented by Dr Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin, Senior Special Assistant to the president on Administration & Women Affairs […]
Nairobi — Over 500,000 books from around the world will be displayed at the upcoming Big Bad Wolf Books at Sarit Center in Nairobi. The book sale, which will run from October 11-23, is part of Big Bad Wolf Books’ mission to encourage reading habits and advocate English literacy around the globe. Book genres such […]
Cape Town — The celebrated Zimbabwean novelist, NoViolet Bulawayo, has been short-listed for one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards for her latest work, Glory. Describing the book’s relevance to the issues facing today’s world, the judges of Britain’s Booker Prize said “this political satire goes beyond Zimbabwe and could relate to nations with […]
This article was originally published in The Penguin Post, a magazine about books for book lovers from Penguin Random House SA. On November 14 2017, Zimbabwe’s long-serving leader Robert G Mugabe was deposed in a sanitised coup. While writing what was then a work of non-fiction inspired by the events, I found myself constantly coming […]
Two Books titled “In Pursuit of Excellence” and “Becoming a Great Leader,” authored by the President of Youth Arise Organisation (YAO), Moses Baffour Awuah, was launched in Accra over the weekend. The books with 119 pages each highlighted both wisdom concealed and treasures that when discovered could change the trajectory of individuals as well as […]