Nigeria’s October Ake Arts & Book Festival shifts online in face of coronavirus

In a bold move the Ake Art & Book Festival scheduled for October 22-25 in the former Nigerian capital Lagos, is to be transformed into an online event. With “only” 318 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 19 dead, Nigeria is far behind even the worst hit African states (that will be Algeria, with just shy of … Continue reading Nigeria’s October Ake Arts & Book Festival shifts online in face of coronavirus