Repatriation of looted African art is no longer a marginalised topic, but reaps few rewards.
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The Long Shadow of German Colonialism tells of a brutal history, and how this past lives on today.
Women were banned from playing football in many countries, but that’s just one of many barriers they have overcome.
Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
Swahili readers who have not encountered Abdulrazak Gurnah’s work in other languages are in for a great treat.
A commanding presence on the global literary stage, Ama Ata Aidoo was a powerful feminist voice with a prolific output.
Buys, the award-winning novel by Willem Anker, uses lines without credit from the Irish writer - not the first such literary controversy it has raised.
The role played by guerrilla radio in the liberation struggle will not be lost to history, thanks to books like this.
Female Fear Factory by Pumla Dineo Gqola sees gender violence as a sophisticated ecosystem kept alive by socially manufactured fear.
Despite a succession of different challenges, Bgoya’s approach has been consistent.
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