Noisy Streetss Publishing, the Nigerian independent press known for centering the authentic stories of young Africans, is stepping into longform fiction. The publisher has unveiled a 2027–2028 slate of debut and established African novelists, marking its first-ever round of novel acquisitions and a
Feminist Africa has released Volume 7, Issue 1, a special commemorative issue titled “Twenty Years of the African Feminist Forum.” First published in April 2026, the issue honors two decades of the African Feminist Forum (AFF) and the Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists, the movemen
The Caine Prize for African Writing has teamed up with Pa Gya! Literary Festival, in partnership with the British Council and with support from the Open Society Foundations, to launch a three-day self-editing workshop for writers working on literary fiction. Applications are open now for the event,
It’s the year 2000, a warm August day in Nairobi. Nani will become Black in the next 24 hours, she just doesn’t know it yet. She stands in line, clutching her passport so tightly between her fingers that her thumb leaves a sweaty print. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport feels like the pits of hell
Narrative Landscape Press EA has acquired East and West African rights to Salt in the Snow by Sahra Noor, welcoming the Somali-American writer into its growing catalogue of authentic African stories. Announced on September 1, 2026, the deal brings a deeply personal memoir to readers across the regio
Walk into Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this month, and you’ll run into a small, colorful surprise: a New Books Display Shelf stacked with some of the most exciting African fiction to hit shelves in the last few years, cocktail umbrellas and all. The display brings together
Sickle cell disease is one of the health conditions most deeply associated with people of African descent, and its burden is particularly heavy in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization estimates that 7.74 million people were living with sickle cell disease globally in 2021, with nearly 8
Submissions are now open for the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, the annual award given to an African poet who has not yet published a full-length poetry collection. The winner receives $1,000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press as part of the African Poetry Book
Zimbabwe’s shift to biometric e-passports masks a critical vulnerability: digital sovereignty. With foreign firms building the state's digital identity infrastructure, convenience risks becoming a new form of dependency. This article analyses the hidden geopolitical costs of outsourced technology an
Zimbabwe’s cultural industry is confronting a deeper question than patronage: can art remain culturally independent when financially vulnerable creators receive cars, cash and other rewards from powerful benefactors? The debate exposes tensions between artistic survival, political influence and cult