Renowned Senegalese author Mariama Ba has been pivotal in bringing African literature to the fore. Her works often depict the ...

Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature was established by Dr Lizzy Attree and Dr Mukoma Wa Ngugi in 2014 to recognise ...

At the Austin African American Book Festival, tables are lined up with vendors and authors looking to sell their novels. With ...

From the late 1950s a new generation of African writers challenged colonial systems and used their work to imagine a new ...

This online panel explores how African literature engages with the (re)-generation of memory, identity, and resistance through intergenerational conflict, inherited trauma, and so-called generational ...

“Before anyone finds out how high they can climb, Nell picks up a seed,” begins the cumulative tale of Austinite Anne Wynter’s award-winning picture book, nell plants a tree. In Wynter’s story, Nell ...

Oftentimes, people speak of Baobab trees with great deference and excitement, usually exploring mostly its gigantic potential, obscuring its longitudinal import. The Baobab tree is reputed for its big ...