Tag: Dr. Raphina Philott Almeida
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Mboka Festival 2018 gives tribute to fallen writers
The Mboka Festival 2018 hosted an evening of celebration to honour the life and achievements of Keorapetse Kgositsile, Buchi Emecheta, Dr Raphina Philott Almeida and Musa Jallow on Sunday January 14, 2018. The African Poetry Library at the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in Banjul, The Gambia was the venue that hosted an…
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Linton Kwesi Johnson to headline Gambia’s Mboka Festival 2018
Linton Kwesi Johnson will be the headliner at the Mboka Festival 2018 to be hosted in Banjul, Gambia from January 6-20. The Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sport festival was founded by Kadija George, Dr. Momodou Sallah, and Adama Bah and hosted in January 2017 for the first time. George a literary activist, project…