Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the best-selling Nigerian author, wants American readers to know that African writers don’t just write about Africa’s problems. “When we talk about the developing world, ...

“Africa and the World: Literature, Politics, and Global Geographies” is the theme of the 2017 African Literature Association (ALA) Conference taking place at Yale University June 14-17. The conference ...

For many American children of Wendy Laura Belcher’s generation, Africa was the land of Babar and of Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan, yodeling “Ungawa!” and swinging through the jungle in small-screen ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Evelyn Mousigian/TMD. I didn’t start reading fiction until later in my life. Correction: I did not ...

In recent years, the rise of literary works by African authors has rekindled interest in African literature, both in Türkiye and globally, academics said. The prominence of African literary works and ...

In 1960, the landmark year in which 17 African nations achieved their independence, the Ford Foundation announced its ...

To any serious reader, regardless of political affiliation, Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance is a remarkable example of African-American literature, thanks to its ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a bookstore in Kenya’s capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf exclusively carrying books by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died Wednesday in the United States. Bennet ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a bookstore in Kenya's capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf exclusively carrying books by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who died Wednesday in the United States. Nuria ...

A man drove himself to the a Metro Detroit hospital after being shot on Detroit’s east side. Read full article: Metro Detroit faces another day of unhealthy air: Tracking smoke and heat Ann Arbor ...