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Nairobi-based independent publisher Jahazi Press has announced the acquisition of the East African publication rights for Mahmood Mamdani’s latest work, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State. The book, originally published by Harvard University Press’s Belknap Press in October 2025, challenges the simplistic narrative that Uganda’s troubl...


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As part of our mission to archive the African and Black literary landscape, we begin the important task of listing writers and poets with professional websites. The new year often brings renewed focus for writers and poets—a determination to submit to more publications, complete manuscripts, and fully embrace their creative titles. A key, yet sometimes […]

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Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Chika Unigwe, Netonon Noel Ndjékéry, Kagiso Lesego Molope, and Mordecai O. Ogada. Grace by Chika Unigwe Publisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date: January 15, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English Where to find it: Canongate Books Chika Unigwe Chika Unigwe is Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College and the author...


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New editions of literary magazines Lolwe, PREE, Poda Poda Stories, and Doek are available for your reading pleasure. Lolwe Lolwe is a Pan-African literary arts platform that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid writing, orature, drama, translation, and visual art. Founded in 2020 by Troy Onyango, the magazine has a focus on amplifying the work by […]

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The Sharjah Festival of African Literature returns today, January 14, to launch the 2026 African literary calendar. Under the theme “The African Way,” the festival will run until January 18 at University City Hall in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Building on the success of its 2025 inaugural edition—hosted by the Sharjah Book Authority in partnership […]

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