The writer Dambudzo Marechera, who died on 18 August 1987, remains a popular figure in Zimbabwe. Hundreds of handwritten letters found in an archive have revealed...
Written from prison, the new book of poems by the writer, academic and activist shows her fire but also her deep love for Uganda.
African academics draw up a reading list that speaks to the vibrancy of contemporary as well as older African literature.
The Booker Prize for Fiction has for years been criticised for favouring American novelists, and for four years running had no African writers in shortlist. Nigerian...
Ethiopian writer Maaza Mengiste has signed three forklifts of her latest book The Shadow King. The Shadow King is her second book, and it took her...
