Category: Africa
Africa’s Book Market Value Exceeds TNPS Forecast, But the Best is Yet to Come
Africa’s book market hits $7B in 2025, with AI driving growth to $18.5B potential. UNESCO report highlights opportunities, challenges, and digital innovation.
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Arabic Poetry Flourishes Across Africa: A Continent’s Literary Revival
Almost everyone here learns Arabic as a second or third language, and often it’s their first written language, but I struggle to find anyone here who sees Arabic as language of the arts.
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BLAPAN’s Inauguration Marks a Turning Point in Nigeria’s IP Protection Arena
A bold step forward in the fight against piracy and the push for stronger protections for literary professionals.
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Celebrating Africa’s Untold Business Stories: The BCA Business Book of the Year Awards 2025
For publishers, this shortlist is a treasure trove of untold narratives – proof that Africa’s business renaissance is only just beginning to be documented.
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The Reading Crisis in Nigeria: Challenges and the Role of Publishing Professionals
Nigeria has produced some of the finest writers of the past century. But where are the next generation of award-winning authors to come from if today’s kids can barely read and write?
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254 Submissions Chase the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025
The Prize has elevated the standards of book production in Nigeria, encouraging publishers to prioritise quality editing and design.
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Tunisia – China Guest of Honour at Next Week’s Tunis International Book Fair
Western publishers beginning to wake up to the Arabic book market opportunity, would do well to remember said market extends west beyond Egypt.
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Publishing in Nigeria – A Collaborative Path to Educational Growth
By collaborating with the government to supply affordable and high-quality textbooks, publishers can play a crucial role in ensuring that the free education policy achieves its intended outcomes.
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Brenda’s Books: Championing Excellence Amid Publishing Challenges in Nigeria
Through Brenda’s Books, Onu supports women in finding their voices, creating content that inspires and leaves a lasting impact.
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Nigeria’s Abuja is the 2025 Book City
Abuja Book City is more than a promotional event; it is a welcome call to reimagine the role of books as dynamic agents of cultural and educational transformation.
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Morocco’s 2025 Book Publishing Support Programme
All that said, actions speak larger than words, so it will be interesting to review this in a year’s time and see what real progress has been made.
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D.R. Congo’s Festival du Livre et de l’Oralité de Mbandaka: A Hub for Young Readers and Storytellers
The festival, with the theme “La littérature pour penser et se construire” (Literature for Thinking and Self-Development), aims to foster a love of literature and improve access to books for young people in Mbandaka and surrounding areas.
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