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Producing and Consuming African Literature: Ernest Bazanye and the Uganda Case

“I will just stop short of saying that literature – literature does not need publishers. I will however stake my word on this: their absence is not the absence of literature.” – Ernest…
Of Rising, and the Home-based Nigerian Writer

African literature! In the 21st century, the stories of Africa are still being vetted by the West. There is no excuse for this shame. The elephant in the room. If the “African writer”…
The Africa Issue

There is a statement, “Africa is a country” used to satirize ‘Western’ preconceptions about Africa. With billions of people, thousands of ethnicities, several colonial histories and varied post-independence struggles, the continent is…
The Ways of Nigerian Folk- #6 Poetry Chapbook

Following on the World Salad Chapbook of translated poems that Saraba published in June 2011 in collaboration with the Poetry Translation Centre, UK, we are pleased to present this work of translated…
African Books 2013

The year 2013 is looking to be fantastic for African Literature. Last year Eghosa Imasuen, Chibundu Onuzo, Sefi Atta, Chika Unigwe ,Emmanuel Iduma and many more published excellent works of fiction. African literary greats;…

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The Africa Issue

There is a statement, “Africa is a country” used to satirize ‘Western’ preconceptions about Africa. With billions of people, thousands of ethnicities, several colonial histories and varied post-independence struggles, the continent is…

Chapbook

The Ways of Nigerian Folk- #6 Poetry Chapbook

Following on the World Salad Chapbook of translated poems that Saraba published in June 2011 in collaboration with the Poetry Translation Centre, UK, we are pleased to present this work of translated…