• CANEX Creative Writing Alumni wins Writer's Scholarship

    Habiba Dokubo-Asari and Efemia Chela, have received the 2025 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award.

  • CANEX Creative Writing Alum Wins Prestigious Award

    Israel Campos wins the second Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda/Angola Literature Prize for Baloiço de Memória.

  • CANEX BOOK FACTORY

    Our mission is to spotlight and celebrate the publishing world across the continent.

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    Victor Ehikhamenor by Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie

    A lavishly illustrated book exploring the full multi-disciplinary scope of the renowned Nigerian artist’s output (with a particular focus on

     

    Open Country Mag announces its fourth annual 60 Notable Book List

    The notable books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by African writers published in 2024, selected by the staff of Open

     

    Message From Afreximbank Vice President

    It was one of the legends of African literature, Chinua Achebe, who wrote, “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” For centuries past, Africa’s history, arts and culture were seen through the prism of the narrations documented by others.

     

    Editor’s Note

    The way we purchase and consume books has become diverse, spanning both traditional stores and the increasingly central role of

    NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

     

    Victor Ehikhamenor by Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie

    A lavishly illustrated book exploring the full multi-disciplinary scope of the renowned Nigerian artist’s output (with a particular focus on

     

    Open Country Mag announces its fourth annual 60 Notable Book List

    The notable books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by African writers published in 2024, selected by the staff of Open

     

    Message From Afreximbank Vice President

    It was one of the legends of African literature, Chinua Achebe, who wrote, “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” For centuries past, Africa’s history, arts and culture were seen through the prism of the narrations documented by others.

     

    Editor’s Note

    The way we purchase and consume books has become diverse, spanning both traditional stores and the increasingly central role of

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