Kenya: Ngũgi Wa Thiong’o and the African Literary Revolution
[The Conversation Africa] The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in African literary history – the fabulous decades in the second half of the 20th century wh…
South Africa: 5 Great Reads By South African Writers From 30 Years of Real-Life Stories
[The Conversation Africa] Across three decades of democracy, South Africa has – like many places undergoing complex and uneven social change – seen an outpouring of remarkable nonfiction. The Interpreters is a new book that collects the work of 37 auth…
Ethiopia: New Children’s Books Aim to Inspire Tourism Awareness, Heritage Pride
[Ethiopian Herald] A special event held at the Adwa Memorial on Sunday marked the launch of two new children’s books aimed at promoting tourism education and national heritage awareness among young readers.
South Africa: New Book By Edwin Cameron Gives Practical Steps to Reform Prisons
[GroundUp] “The biggest public policy mistake of the last 125 years was the war on drugs”
Nigeria: Ex-EFCC Chair Bawa to Release Book On Fuel Subsidy Regime
[Premium Times] In his book, Mr Bawa reveals the staggering scale, complexity, and audacity of the schemes used to siphon public funds under the guise of fuel subsidy payments.
Africa: 3 Things Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o Taught Me – Language Matters, Stories Are Universal, Africa Can Thrive
[The Conversation Africa] Celebrated Kenyan writer and decolonial scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o passed away on 28 May at the age of 87. Many tributes and obituaries have appeared across the world, but we wanted to know more about Thiong’o the m…
South Africa: Young Men On South Africa’s Urban Margins – New Book Follows Their Lives Over 10 Years
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s young people, aged 15 to 34, who make up more than 50% of the country’s working age population, bear a disproportionate burden of unemployment. They have done so for more than a decade. Of this group, those aged…
Kenya: ‘They Wanted to Erase My Language – I Chose to Write in It’ – Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o
[Capital FM] Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o was precise with his words, and the wordsmith delicately weighed them before he let them roll off his tongue.
South Africa: Waiting for Godot Has Been Translated Into Afrikaans – What Took So Long
[The Conversation Africa] At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived – not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language. Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s best-known drama, Waiting for Godot, now also lives as Ons W…
Kenya: ‘Towering Giant of Kenyan Letters’ Author Ngugi Wa Thiong’o Dies Aged 87
[RFI] Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died, his daughter announced on Wednesday evening. With his focus on post-colonial identity, he was considered one of East Africa’s greatest literary figures.