News
24 May 2021
The NOMMO Awards Long List Spotlights The Best Of African Speculative Fiction
African authors Lauren Beukes, Abie Daré, Ewaeke Emezi, Ben Okri and more have made the 2021 Nommo Awards Long List.
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News Brief
14 June 2018
It's Been 1 Year Since the Grenfell Tower Fire Claimed the Lives of 72 People
The shell of Grenfell Tower was lit green to mark one year since the tragedy as memorials have been held all over London.
Art
28 February 2018
The Missing Nigerian Masterpiece Recovered In a London Apartment Just Sold for Over 1.6 Million Dollars
Ben Enwonwu's famous 1974 paining has sold for a record-breaking price.
Video
27 June 2017
Nigerian Poet Ben Okri Pens A Powerful Eulogy to the Grenfell Tower Victims
In this impassioned poem, Ben Okri denounces the underlying causes of the Grenfell Tower Fire
Events
24 June 2015
Africa Writes 2015: The UK's Largest African Literature Festival Is Returning To London
The UK's largest African literature festival, Africa Writes, returns to London in July 2015 with Ben Okri, Hannah Pool and more.
News
25 March 2015
Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri & Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Invade 'The Simpsons'
Nigerian literature invades 'The Simpsons' in a recent episode that references Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Ben Okri.
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