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Overall winner of 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature announced

The overall winner of the 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature has been announced. Scholastica Moraa, from Kenya is the overall winner announced for her short story titled ‘Chained’. In the same ceremony Adaoro Raji, (Nigeria) was announced the first runners up for her story ‘Star Boy’. Beverley Ann Abrahams,… ....

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Best of 2020: The top books by African writers


In a year that has lent itself to living in the internal world of books, African authors offered up a host of worlds to escape to.
Combining the keepers of the literary old guard and exciting new voices, the titles in our list featuring some of the best books by African writers published in 2020 excavate a forgotten history, reflect on life today and manoeuvre through an uncertain future.
The selection below is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, essays and poetry, all representing an exciting year in African literature.
Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth – Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka [File: Themba Hadebe/AP Photo]For the first time in nearly half a century, Wole Soyinka published a book in a year that turned out to be exceptional for many reasons. ....

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