Kenya’s Muthoni Muiruri on co-founding Soma Nami, Nairobi’s only female-owned Pan-African bookstore, and creating space for African literature to thrive.
The Chicago rapper's community-centered book club has expanded from U.S. prisons to Kenya and Nigeria, creating spaces for Black readers to connect through literature.
Through art and storytelling, Adwoa Botchey and Solomon Adebiyi are reclaiming narratives from across the continent.
The acclaimed author and activist speaks with OkayAfrica about her multicultural African upbringing, her writing that challenges the virtue of female patience, and her vision for a future where feminist activism is no longer needed.
In conflict-torn Anglophone regions, young spoken-word artists use poetry to process trauma and advocate for dialogue in Cameroon's nine-year civil conflict.
All four of the Nigerian author’s novels have now been on the longlist for the prestigious literary fiction prize.
Three stories from Morocco, Algeria and Egypt are anticipated to be major cultural moments in 2025, from Sudan's football surge to Libya's arts renaissance and the region's evolving music scene.
The chef and food media star shares how her debut cookbook celebrates her Kenyan and Nigerian roots–as well as her California upbringing–through accessible, globally inspired recipes.
Brittle Paper has unveiled their yearly celebration of the best African storytelling: 100 books that made an impact across genres and countries.
In Heart-Shaped Lies, Elizabeth Agyemang centers the experiences and perspectives of young Black girls in a heart-racing story.
The story of the first Black samurai, who’s often wrongly portrayed as a slave, is told from an African perspective for the first time in the South African graphic novel ‘Yasuke: Way of the Butterfly.’
The highly-anticipated adaptation of ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ is being led by Gina Prince-Bythewood and could feature a handful of breakout local talent.
From humble beginnings to a regional powerhouse, NAICCON’s 10th anniversary reflects the rise of East Africa’s comic, gaming and creative scene.
Fans are buzzing and marking their calendars as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie announces Dream Count, her first novel in over a decade.
In her debut book, the Emmy-winning actress shares the powerful influence her family’s Igbo culture had on her upbringing in Massachusetts.
In his latest novel, the Sudanese author tells a story of love and revenge amidst the cruelty of the Indian Ocean slave trade.
These 10 powerful books by Black South African women writers offer a compelling lens on Black women’s complex realities and triumphs in today’s world.
Khalid Albaih, one of the region’s most prolific political cartoonists, is creating platforms and initiatives for Sudanese artists to create an image of Sudan as they live it.