Mariama Ba: Author, advocate for women
Mariama Ba (1929-1981) Mariama Ba was a Senegalese author and feminist born in 1929 in Dakar. She is best known ...
Tag: African literature
ANA solicits FG’s support for Nigerian writers
Nigerian writers at the launch of Esther Adelana's play, Ibale, in Abuja Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has called on ...
Mbari Club: Watering hole for pioneer African artists
A Peugeot 403 parked in front of the Mbari Club In the year 1961, in an old Lebanese restaurant at ...
An Encounter with My Life in the Arts: The July 27th Dialogue with Iyorwuese Hagher
Professor Iyorwuese Harry Hagher, OON Today is a great day for me to stand in front of the great minds ...
The Last Blow on the Empire: A Review of Iyorwuese Harry Hagher’s The Conquest of Azenga
Iyorwuese Harry Hagher with his novel, The Conquest of Azenga It is curious why the late Chinua Achebe missed the ...
Once, Queen of the Savanna
Once, a queen of the savanna, adorned in emerald dress, My plains, a haven where saints found solace and blessed. ...
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Sumaila Umaisha We allow the alluring flaws in us to nourish the soul and then marvel at the fruits of ...
KABAFEST: Acclaimed author Helon Habila receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Nigeria
Helon Habila (2nd, R) receives the award from Governor Uba Sani. Looking on are Mrs Hadiza El-Rufai, wife of the ...
New Perspectives on Modern African Literature and Its Contribution to Global Cultural Mosaic
Dr Wale Okediran On February 2, 2023, in Cairo, Egypt, Nigerian writer Wale Okediran was announced as the laureate of ...
Tenth anniversary: ANA to celebrate Chinua Achebe’s ‘enduring legacy’
Chinua Achebe The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has concluded plans to celebrate ten years after foremost writer and its ...