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Tag: Véronique Tadjo

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Africa

‘The village is cursed. Don’t ever come back here.’—Read an excerpt from Véronique Tadjo’s In the Company of Men

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022The JRBLeave a Comment on ‘The village is cursed. Don’t ever come back here.’—Read an excerpt from Véronique Tadjo’s In the Company of Men

The JRB presents an excerpt from In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo, out now in a new edition….

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Africa

[The JRB Daily] Finalists announced for the 2020 Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique—celebrating African writing in French, produced by African publishers

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Finalists announced for the 2020 Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique—celebrating African writing in French, produced by African publishers

The six finalists for the 2020 Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique have been announced. The prize aims to promote…

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Africa

[City Editor] The Binj outside books—Niq Mhlongo recounts adventures with his friend, Binyavanga Wainaina

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019Niq Mhlongo1 Comment on [City Editor] The Binj outside books—Niq Mhlongo recounts adventures with his friend, Binyavanga Wainaina

Header image: Binyavanga Wainaina (second from left) and Niq Mhlongo (far left), with American author and academic Jeffery Renard Allen, Lesego…

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Africa

Cameroonian author Djaïli Amadou Amal wins €10,000 Prix Orange du livre en Afrique for her novel Munyal, les larmes de la patience

June 3, 2019June 29, 2019Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Cameroonian author Djaïli Amadou Amal wins €10,000 Prix Orange du livre en Afrique for her novel Munyal, les larmes de la patience

Munyal, les larmes de la patience by Cameroonian author Djaïli Amadou Amal has won the first Prix Orange du livre…

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Africa

English translation published of Yolande Mukagasana’s personal testimony of the Rwandan Genocide, Not My Time To Die

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on English translation published of Yolande Mukagasana’s personal testimony of the Rwandan Genocide, Not My Time To Die

Kigali-based Huza Press has just released the English translation of Yolande Mukagasana’s Not My Time To Die, translated by Zoe Norridge….

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Africa

Véronique Tadjo announced as head judge of the Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique francophone

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Véronique Tadjo announced as head judge of the Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique francophone

Ivorian author Véronique Tadjo has been announced as the head judge of the new Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique…

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Africa

Mais non, Monsieur le Président! Alain Mabanckou and Véronique Tadjo take on Macron

March 5, 2018Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Mais non, Monsieur le Président! Alain Mabanckou and Véronique Tadjo take on Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has made his support of the French language, Francophonie and the French-speaking world (especially the African…

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