Category: Djibouti

  • Abdourahman Waberi for Alliance Française in Mombasa, Nairobi

    Abdourahman Waberi for Alliance Française in Mombasa, Nairobi

    Abdourahman Waberi is set to do events at the Alliance Française centres in Mombasa and Nairobi on March 7 and March 10, 2023. Djibouti-born USA-based novelist, essayist, poet, and short-story writer Abdourahman Waberi has published several books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He has received many awards and fellowships throughout his career. Some of his…

  • Book Digest: Namwali Serpell, Abdourahman Waberi, Touhfat Mouhtare, Ebony Ladelle

    Book Digest: Namwali Serpell, Abdourahman Waberi, Touhfat Mouhtare, Ebony Ladelle

    We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Namwali Serpell, Abdourahman Waberi, Touhfat Mouhtare, and Ebony Ladelle. The Furrows By Namwali Serpell Publisher: Penguin Random HousePublication Date: September 28, 2022Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it:  Penguin Random House Namwali Serpell Namwali Serpell was born in Lusaka,…

  • Prix Ethiophile 2020 finalists announced.

    Prix Ethiophile 2020 finalists announced.

    Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Johary Ravaloson, Abdourahman A. Wabéri, and Dalie Farah are the finalists for the Prix Ethiophile 2020 announced on June 24, 2020. Prix Ethiophile is an annual literary prize founded in 2015 which rewards French-speaking, African or Caribbean texts. The price alternates between the novel, poetry, theater, and essay genres. Previous winners of…

  • Prix Kourouma 2020 shortlist announced.

    Prix Kourouma 2020 shortlist announced.

    The shortlist for Prix Kourouma 2020 was announced on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Ahmadou Kourouma was the Ivorian novelist who wrote Allah N’est Pas (Allah is Not Obliged) in 2002, En Attendant Le Vote Des Bêtes Sauvages (Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote) in 1998, and Les Soleils Des Indépendances (The Suns of Independence)…

  • Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 in August

    Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 in August

    The Hargeysa International Book Fair will be happening this year in Hargeysa, Somaliland from 1-6 August and the theme is “Spaces.” The guest country will be Nigeria. The fair looks at all the spaces that are around us. These are all the spaces be they physical, spiritual, cultural, political, social, personal, space within the community, space…