Don’t you want to write a poem that doesn’t end? To climb a mountain that will climb along with you? Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation, together with Uganda Travel Bureau, wants to take you on a poetry journey that will never… Read More ›
Month: October 2015
At Prestigious Yale Literary Festival, Africanness Affirmed: Ifeanyi Awachie on the Windham Campbell Festival
AiW Guest: Ifeanyi Awachie As a Nigerian-American undergraduate at Yale, I was both impressed by my university’s grandeur and accustomed not to expect the institution’s most illustrious visitors or highly touted programs to reflect my race or cultural identity. The… Read More ›
Event: West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song, at the British Library, 16 October 2015-16 February 2016
A major exhibition at the British Library from 16 October 2015 – 16 February 2016 Celebrating the cultural dynamism of West Africa, from early symbolic scripts and illuminated manuscripts, to the writings of Wole Soyinka and the music of Afrobeat… Read More ›
Event: Billy Kahora in conversation with Nikesh Shukla, University of Bristol, 22 October 2015
Billy Kahora in conversation with Nikesh Shukla 22 October 2015, 17:30 University of Bristol, 21 Woodland Road, LR8 FREE Join us for an exciting evening with Billy Kahora, award-winning author, screenwriter and publisher, as he speaks in conversation with acclaimed Bristol-based… Read More ›
Event: Cambridge African Film Festival, Cambridge (UK), 16-24 October 2015
The Cambridge African Film Festival (CAFF) is very proud to be celebrating its 14th edition from 16 to 24 October 2015. We are honoured to have become an important part of the cultural agenda in the city of Cambridge, and… Read More ›
Event: Lagos International Poetry Festival, 28 October – 1 November 2015
In the last two decades poetry, particularly of the performance variant, has been experiencing a resurgence across the African continent. Urban city centres from Lagos to Nairobi to Joburg are dotted with bars converted to open mic venues, where enthusiasts… Read More ›
Event: Film Africa, London 30 October – 8 November 2015
Film Africa 2015 London 30 October – 8 November 2015 The programme for Film Africa 2015 is now out! Running in cinemas and other venues across London from 30 October-8 November, the festival will show over 60 films from 26 African countries…. Read More ›