Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWole Soyinka, Nigeria's Nobel-winning author, sees his country's many problems — misgoverning...
‘Against Decolonisation’ Review: A Challenge From Africa
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoNgugi (whose own Kikuyu language uses a Latin alphabet) regards Senghor—one of Africa’s finest poets...
Why a Nobel laureate is backing Bobi Wine’s bid to be Uganda’s president
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoAuthor, playwright, and poet Wole Soyinka has long been forthright about African democracy,...
Netflix Unveils 2022-2023 African Originals Slate
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNetflix on Tuesday unveiled its slate of African originals, presenting a showcase of local-language series, feature films and non-fiction projects...
'Pure elation': For East African novelists, this year's Nobel was no head-scratcher
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Oct. 7 — the first Black African...
Netflix Africa Bosses Talk Originals, Co-Production Strategy and Expansion Plans: ‘We Can Only Go...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNetflix’s top executive team in Africa plans to continue spending on scripted and unscripted content...
In Nigeria, new Chinese-built train takes the strain
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt counts Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka among its supporters. "We grew up to see a working railway in Nigeria," said Soyinka, who won the ...
Nigeria's Buhari under fire over surging violence
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApril saw an almost daily toll of bloody assaults and abductions in Africa's most populous nation. In the past week alone, at least 240 people have been...
Five great books from Africa to read this year
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoIt’s been a great year for African writing, with Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the 2021 Nobel prize for Literature. Peter Kimani, leading Kenyan...
Zanzibar-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel literature prize
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThe 2021 Nobel prize in Literature has been awarded to Zanzibar-born novelist, Abdulrazak Gurnah....