Writing Africa Podcast

In today’s episode, we interview Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr who was raised in Diourbel, Senegal and later studying in France, Sarr is the author of four novels as well as a number of award-winning short stories. He is the author of the four novels Terre ceinte (2014), Silence du chœur (2017), De purs hommes (2018), and La plus secrète mémoire des hommes (2021). His 2021 novel won the 2021 Prix Goncourt. His work has been translated to 37 languages. In the interview we conducted earlier in the year, Sarr speaks about his writing process, tells us about the writing scene in Dakar where he came from and the scene that he encountered when he moved to France. He also speaks about winning the Prix Goncourt did to his career and his writing. As usual, we appeal to you to support our mission to continue documenting the literary communities that we live in on Patreon, Ko-Fi, and other means. Enjoy.

Hello everyone, this week's focus is on the late greatKenyan writer and academic Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, who passed away on May 28. Enjoy. Please remember that you can support our project on Patreon, PayPal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get that informationat WritingAfrica.com/donate.We have been featured in Feedspot among the 25 Best African Literature Podcasts athttps://podcast.feedspot.com/african_literature_podcasts/

Writing Africa is a project that celebrates writers of African descent, be it on the continent or the diaspora; this week's focus is on Kenya’s first recognised female playwright and novelist, Rebeka Njau. Enjoy.Please remember that you can support our project on Patreon, PayPal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get information on how to do that atWritingAfrica.com/donate.

Welcome to episode 43 of the Writing Africa podcast. Writing Africa is a project that celebrates writers of African descent, be it on the continent or the diaspora; this week's focus is on the award-winning novelist from Senegal, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr. Enjoy. Please remember that you can support our project on Patreon, PayPal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get that information at WritingAfrica.com/donate.

This week's focus is the Writing Africa project, which started on April 24, 2013. We talk about some of the highs and achievements over the last 12 years. Please remember that you can support our project monetarily on Patreon, PayPal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get that information atwritingafrica.com/donate.

Our focus this week is on Rwandan-born French writer BeataUmubyeyi Mairesse, who writes in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and is one of the most decorated Africanswriting in French today. Please remember that you can support our project monetarily on Patreon, PayPal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get that information at writingafrica.com/donate.

Our focus this week is the NYrobi Book Fest 2025, which runs from April 11 – 13. It is one of the fastest-growing festivals on the African continent. Please remember that you can support our project monetarily on Patreon, PayPal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get that information at writingafrica.com/donate.

Our focus this week is Prof Niyi Osundare who has made a name as a linguist, a critic, and an experienced journalist and teacher is a poet who gained degrees in English at the University of Ibadan (BA), the University of Leeds (MA), and York University, Canada (PhD, 1979). Previously professor (from 1989) and Head of English (1993–97) at the University of Ibadan, he became professor of English at theUniversity of New Orleans in 1997. He is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English at the University of New Orleans.Please remember that you can support our project monetarily on Patreon, Paypal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money. You can get that information at writingafrica.com/donate.

This week’s spotlight is Percival Everett, the author of numerous novels, short story collections, poetry, children’s literature, and other forms. He is also a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of SouthernCalifornia (USC). He has shown his love for humanity by appending his signature to the Israel Boycott Pledge, which has been signed by many. He also showed his love for non-humans with his herd of mules, horses, and donkeys on his 14-acre ranch in Moreno Valley, California, where he did farm work and found inspiration for his writing. Remember you can support our work on PayPal, Ko-Fi, and Patreon starting at US$3 a month at WritingAfrica.com/donate.

Welcome to episode 37 of the Writing Africa Podcast where we focus on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's return with her new novel Dream Count. Please remember that you can support our project monetarily on Patreon, Paypal, Ko-Fi, or mobile money.