One sector that most publishers in Africa say is rapidly growing is children’s books. Lola Shoneyin, a novelist and the publisher of Ouida Books in Nigeria, is leading a project to train writers, agents, illustrators, editors and graphic designers on the publication of children’s books. The project, known as BookStorm, was born from a trip […]

The South African authorities said on Tuesday that they had pulled dozens of dead miners from a shuttered gold mine where they were working illegally until a blockade during which the police at one point cut off access to food, water and other supplies. As of Tuesday evening, the police reported recovering 51 bodies and […]

Ireland has formally joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, according to a statement on Tuesday from the International Court of Justice. The filing, made on Monday, comes months after Ireland announced plans to intervene in the case before the United Nations’ highest judicial body. “Ireland, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, […]

At a gala dinner held soon after South Africa’s most contested election since the end of apartheid, a singer reminded the gathered politicians how to do their jobs. “I want to implore you to think of the people of this country, and to think about why you have been chosen,” the singer, Thandiswa Mazwai, told […]