In Libreville, the capital of Gabon, the colonial past and French influence is still very much alive in the present...

Halter apperas very knowledgable of the culture, struggles and thoughts of generations of Cape Verdians. It is apparent she went...

The Cape Verde Islands are located off the coast of Senegal, were first settled during the Portuguese Age of Discovery...

First published 1905. An indispensable anthology of stories and legends from the Fang people of Gabon. It was collected by...

Born under British colonial rile, even as a child Chirwa was aware the the injustice she faced as an African...

Islands of stark contrasts and complex syncretisms, the comoros hold a major key to the history of the western Indian...

Seventeen short stories portraying Djiboutians from their own point of view. Drawing on the Somali/Djiboutian oral tradition the stories weave...

Betafo is a rural community in central Madagascar. The descensants of the community are divided between that of nobles and...

A satire on Ivory Coast society.

?Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Mali Midwife is the inspiring story of Monique Dembele, an accidental...