What did happen in the first decade of the newly independent country of Ghana? Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa did was able to dispose of the colonial yoke. Kwame Nkrumah became the president of the independent Ghana. Jeffrey Ahlman (assistent professor of History at Smith College in the USA) researched this … Continue reading Jeffrey Ahlman, “Living with Nkrumahism: Nation, State, and Pan-Africanism in Ghana”
Read this chapter of Colour me yellow
Maybe you have missed it. The book Colour me yellow by Thuli Nhlapo has been put on the shortlist for the Alan Paton Award. It has been put in the section of non-fiction. On this page you will have the opportunity to read one chapter of this book.
Senegal’s Mohamed Mbougar is the youngest winner of 2018 World Literature Prize
In the ever streaming waters of literary prizes the Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr has received an important literary prize. In the francophone world his name is getting more and more known. This year he received the award from the French Voices Awards. This award was given for his book Terre Ceinte, his debut. In this … Continue reading Senegal’s Mohamed Mbougar is the youngest winner of 2018 World Literature Prize
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