Achebe - Even to the last he shook us
Like many people of my generation, I discovered Chinua Achebe without even knowing of him. His first novel ‘Things Fall A...
The Proust Questionnaire: Africa Writes
Alongside his father, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Mukoma wa Ngugi was the main speaker at the Royal African Society's, 2013 Afric...
The Orchard of Lost Souls in the AroS Museum
Jama Musse Jama, co-founder and organizer of the annual Hargeysa International Book Fair writes about his intertex...
GBAGBA PRE-LONDON LAUNCH INTERVIEW - RAS Blog
To commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day on Dec. 9, the Centre of African Studies at the School of Orie...
Events on our Radar for 2014
2014 promises to be another brilliant year for African arts, artists and culture. There’s a wide range of events taking place acros...
Review: A bit of difference - Sefi Atta
The pace of Sefi Atta’s latest novel, A Bit of Difference is leisurely; it’s deliberately understated in style, but do...
Nobel laureate for literature, Wole Soyinka, was recently in London for the launch of a book celebrating his life and work at 80. Gateway for Africa editor, Del...
Just ahead of Africa Writes - quite possibly the UK’s largest celebration of African books and literature, we teamed up with the Bookshy Blogger’s Zahrah Nessbi...
African and African Diaspora travel writing: Ten books and narratives for your shelf
With travel narratives by African and African Diaspora authors often absen...
Picture credit: Darren Hercher Fadoa
1. Ama Ata Aidoo is arguably the greatest writer Ghana has ever produced.
2. This is Ama Ata Aidoo’s first appearanc...
