Adichie's work is widely studied by academics, not least African literature scholar Daria Tunca. She told us what Dream Count is about and whether it's worth reading. What's the story about? Dream ...

The need to reshape African narratives through literature and challenge the stereotypes has been brought to the frontline as Nigerian-born author, playwright, and screenwriter, Temitayo Adekola known ...

Algerian prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused of ...

Research in African Literatures, Vol. 13, No. 1, Special Issue on Nigerian Literature (Spring, 1982), pp. 68-72 (5 pages) ...

Regarded as a doyen of Nigerian Literature, she is a versatile woman whose outstanding achievements in the fields of literature, broadcasting and sports have won her local and international ...

Nigerian poet Rasaq Malik Gbolahan wins the 2024 Anhinga Prize for Poetry for The Origin of Wounds, earning global ...

Mabel Segun, the esteemed Nigerian poet, author, and advocate for children’s literature, has passed away at the age of 95. She died in the early hours of Thursday, March 6, 2025.Her family, in a ...

The novels and films about the big West African ethnic group Hausa are very popular, albeit barely penetrating the language border. Carmen McCain has not just done her doctorate on Hausa literature ...

In the earliest days of Africans, before the advent of colonialism, African society was rooted in oral literature, to pass down histories, teach values, and also entertain. Among the Yorubas of ...