I often talk about the period when I lived in Nigeria for the first time as an adult because it revealed something fundamental about my perspective. Before then, my knowledge of Nigeria came second…

The writers demanding our attention in 2026 interrogate power, dissect masculinity, and insist on joy in their works of satire, sorcery, and secrets from Africa and the Diaspora.

The 2026 Pulitzer Prizes (awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board) will be announced via livestream at 3 p.m. EDT on May 4. Watch it here.

For two decades, starting around 1987, the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels led by Joseph Kony waged a war against the government of Uganda under President

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These authors pay homage to the African-Atlantic writers who came before them

​The late 2000s to late 2010s were an era of vibrant publications, literary prizes, and the emergence of incredible literary talents. All that has been replaced with a loss of community and dwindling ...

Three poems by Arao Ameny

The birthplace of the human race. The oldest inhabited landmass on the planet. Ancient. Seeded with ancestral memory. One could say mythology and folklore from the African continent are some of the…

From the late 1950s a new generation of African writers challenged colonial systems and used their work to imagine a new world.