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7 Essential Authors For Learning About Africa&#;s History
From Chinua Achebe to Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Written by Emmanuel Esomnofu - Feb
Black History Month is a period of meditation as it is of celebration. Across the world, Black peoples and communities continue to be under attack, from repressive governments to errant institutions, crime and poverty. In Africa, the past few years have been intense and excruciating, economies of countries like Nigeria and Ghana crashing against itself. Local currencies are going scarce at the same time our music fills out stadiums across the world. With all the consistently bad leadership our societies have had to endure, the election booth seems a reasonable place to take back power. More than ever citizens are confident in the power of their votes and it’s not in the least surprising that Nigeria recorded a record-high increase in registered voters since last year.
It is election season throughout Africa as more than 20 countries will be having presidential polls. Nigeria is the most followed all over the world, reasonably due to the country’s influence and size. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, the standard of living has reduced drastically, with economic catastrophes accentuated by the increasing insecurity. Just as many Nigeri
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5 African Authors to Add to Your Reading List
5 African Writers. Whether you’ve got your African holiday booked or not, the literary canon of African literature is vast and well worth reading into. In a continent that spans such a wide range of ethnicities and cultures, it comes as no surprise that the literature it creates is equally diverse. Much of the continent is steeped in a painful history and therefore draws literature that is often, inevitably, written from a colonial and postcolonial perspective. Other important social and political issues are also dealt with, from women’s rights to post-war identity. As entertaining as they are educational, here are 5 African authors and their books that you should read.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie &#; African Writers
My personal favourite is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian writer born in who is best known for her novels following strong themes of politics, race, gender and culture. The book of hers that I always recommend is Half of a Yellow Sun (), which received critical acclaim and won the Women’s prize for Fiction. This gripping tale tells the story of the Biafran War of , which was catalysed by the remnants of British colonialism, through several different perspectives.
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Amina&#;s Bookshelf
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Genre / Themes: Coming hillock age, rags to materials, self-discovery, identity
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The Plunge Drop be oblivious to Norbert Zongo
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