Literary Zone

Kenyan writer and scholar Simon Gikandi

Simon E. Gikandi (born 30 September 1960) is a Kenyan Literature Professor and Postcolonial scholar. He is the Robert Schirmer Professor of English at (...)

| November 2020 | 1779 views

Ghanaian writer and filmmaker Yaba Badoe

Yaba Badoe (born 1955) is a Ghanaian-British documentary filmmaker, journalist and author. Career Yaba Badoe was born in Tamale, northern Ghana. She (...)

| November 2020 | 1873 views

Malawian writer Jack Mapanje

Jack Mapanje (born 25 March 1944) is a Malawian writer and poet. He was the head of English at Chancellor College, the main campus of the University of (...)

| October 2020 | 2621 views

Zambian writer Namwali Serpell

Carla Namwali Serpell (born 1980) is a Zambian writer who teaches in the United States. She was also educated in the US, moving there with her family when (...)

| October 2020 | 2798 views

Ugandan writer Okello Oculi

Okello Oculi (born 1 January 1942) is a Ugandan novelist, poet, and chronicler of rural African village life. Currently, he is a private political and (...)

| September 2020 | 2905 views

Sudanese writer Amir Taj al-Sir

Amir Taj al-Sir Biography and literary career Taj al-Sir was born in northern Sudan in 1960 and trained as a gynaecologist. He has published more than a (...)

| August 2020 | 2421 views

Lesotho poet Sheila Khala

Sheila Nomolanga Khala is one of the best-known poets from Lesotho. She is considered a "pioneer" of poetry in Lesotho and even founded a nationwide (...)

| August 2020 | 3155 views

Liberian journalist and writer Kenneth Best

Kenneth Yakpawolo Best (born 28 October 1938) is a Liberian journalist who founded the Liberian newspaper The Daily Observer and a paper of the same name (...)

| August 2020 | 2245 views

Eritrean writer Hannah Pool

Hannah Azieb Pool (born 1974) is a British–Eritrean writer and journalist. She was born near the town of Keren in Eritrea during the war for independence (...)

| August 2020 | 5917 views

Poetry: The Mesh

The Mesh By Kwesi Brew, Ghana We have come to a cross-road And I must either leave or come with you. I lingered over the choice But in the (...)

| July 2020 | 1997 views

Nigerian writer Noo Saro-Wiwa

Noo Saro-Wiwa (born 1976) is a British/Nigerian author, noted for her travel writing. Education Noo Saro-Wiwa was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and in (...)

| July 2020 | 1677 views

Poetry: Africa is rich but poor!

Africa is rich but poor! Spoken Word Poetry by Sinneh T Moijueh, Freetown, Sierra Leone I can see life moving round in circles, ethics suspended like (...)

| July 2020 | 2369 views