Infidel By Ayaan Hirsi Ali — The Somali woman who became atheist

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the way to fight poverty by Esther Duflo and Abhijit Barnejee

The Imoko night by Boubacar Boris Diop

This is my first time reading a collection of short stories and I most definitely enjoy it…

Unbowed By Wangari Maathai

I heard about this incredible lady the day she died in 2011. I think I was leaving under the rock these past…

The Book of Negroes By Lawrence Hill

First of all, I have to say that this book just blow my mind. I haven’t read a lot of slavery…

‘Ghana must go’ and ‘Americanah’ : The Afropolitans Books Everyone is Talking About

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In the literary word, two young African writers are creating a lot of buzz this spring. Indeed, two new…

From the baobab to the Saguaro by Rahmatou Seck Samb

This book is in French and, I don’t think it will ever be translated in english — my personal opinion of course. That’s a shame! Such a beautiful story about one of the oldest ethnic group of Senegal — The Lebus. I will not discuss the…

We need new names By Noviolet Bulawayo

This is my first time reading a book set in Zimbabwe. And I love it, I learn so many things…

Half of a Yellow Sun: The struggle of Secession of the Biafran Republic