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Ama Ata Aidoo: the pioneering writer from Ghana left behind a string of feminist classics

June 9, 2023June 8, 2023 The African Mirror 0 Comments African women writers, Ghanaian education minister, feminist classics, pioneering writer, Ama Ata Aidoo, author, Ghana

PROLIFIC author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of

Harry Oppenheimer biography shows the South African mining magnate’s hand in economic policies

June 3, 2023June 2, 2023 The African Mirror Harry Oppenheimer, biography, South African mining magnate, economic policies, Michael Cardo

IN Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000,

Abdellah Taïa is Morocco’s first openly gay writer – his work reimagines being Muslim, queer and African

May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 The African Mirror Abdellah Taïa, gay writer, queer and African, Moroccan magazine, conservative Muslims, gay, Morocco, Muslim

ABDELLAH Taïa was born in 1973 in Rabat, Morocco. He currently lives in Paris. He is the first writer from

Winnie and Nelson: new book paints a deeply human portrait of the Mandela marriage and South Africa’s struggle

May 18, 2023May 17, 2023 The African Mirror Mandela marriage, Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage, Literature, Nelson Mandela, South African, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

A powerful new book on Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has just been published. Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a

Black and Bold Queens is a new children’s book celebrating women in Ghana’s history

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 The African Mirror Black and Bold Queens, Ghana’s history, celebrating women, children’s book

A new children’s book, Black and Bold Queens: Women in Ghana’s History explores the lives of 16 notable female pioneers

Fear and loathing in South Africa: book examines how anxiety plays out in everyday life

May 16, 2023May 15, 2023 The African Mirror Fear and loathing, everyday life, South Africa, anxiety, book

SOCIAL scientists have shown how freedom in South Africa has lost its meaning for many in the country. Despondency about

Children’s book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence

May 9, 2023May 8, 2023 The African Mirror Children’s book revolution, East African women, Western cultures, foreign histories, British colonial rule, African students, classroom, colonialism, independence

ANNA ADIMA AS independence from British colonial rule swept across East Africa in the early 1960s and freedom was won

Amma Darko uses fiction to portray the real plight of women and street children in Ghana

May 2, 2023May 1, 2023 The African Mirror plight of women, leading novelists, West African literary scene, Amma Darko, fiction, Ghana, street children

AMMA Darko is one of Ghana’s leading novelists, known for exploring gritty social issues and the lives of women. There

Guinea book festival hopes to turn the page on low literacy rate

April 29, 2023April 28, 2023 The African Mirror

SOULEYMANE CAMARA GUINEA’S national sports stadium buzzed with people seeking a different kind of workout this week, as minds flexed

Noni Jabavu was a pioneering South African writer – a new book shows how relevant she still is

March 24, 2023May 16, 2023 The African Mirror Noni Jabavu, pioneering South African writer, Daily Dispatch newspaper, Makhosazana Xaba, Athambile Masola, Fort Hare College, University of Fort Hare

NONI Jabavu was the first black South African woman to publish memoirs and one of the first African women to

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