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Academic

Wole Soyinka vs Caroline Davis—The CIA Controversy by Adekeye Adebajo

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022Adekeye Adebajo2 Comments on Wole Soyinka vs Caroline Davis—The CIA Controversy by Adekeye Adebajo

In 2020, Caroline Davis, a British scholar, now based at England’s University College London, published the book African Literature and…

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Awards

Read an excerpt from What Is Africa to Me? by Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé, winner of the ‘alternative Nobel’ literature prize

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on Read an excerpt from What Is Africa to Me? by Guadeloupean author Maryse Condé, winner of the ‘alternative Nobel’ literature prize

A giant of black feminist writing and thought, Maryse Condé was recently awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature, a…

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Awards

Guinean author Tierno Monénembo honoured with Grand Prix de la Francophonie

January 15, 2018Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Guinean author Tierno Monénembo honoured with Grand Prix de la Francophonie

Guinean novelist and biochemist Tierno Monénembo received the Grand Prix de la Francophonie at a ceremony late last year at…

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Africa

Dispatch from Conakry: James Murua attends the 2017 World Book Capital celebrations

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017James MuruaLeave a Comment on Dispatch from Conakry: James Murua attends the 2017 World Book Capital celebrations

I travelled across the continent on the morning of Saturday, April 22, to attend one of the most important annual…

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