For British-Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah, winning the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature was a moment of reaffirmation.

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ShareThe first-ever Sharjah Festival of African Literature has celebrated a milestone in African arts and culture by presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka ...

The inaugural edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature SFAL has come to a close after welcoming an impressive ...

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(Nairobi) – Civilians in East Africa and the Horn bore the brunt of armed conflicts between government forces and opposition armed groups in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

The course will also focus on the ability of literature to comment on relevant societal issues such as the relationship between East and West, political systems and the role of women in society. All ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the ...

Beneath the surface of the Earth lie several tectonic plates - large slabs of rock that move slowly over time - at a rate similar to the growth of fingernails. Some of these plates move towards ...

More African countries in the Sahel region have recently announced plans to reduce their military ties with France. More African countries in the Sahel region have recently announced plans to reduce ...