Around the World in African Books
Send your image of any African book or books in any context from wherever you are. If it’s a good fit for this project, we’ll post it here.
Send your image of any African book or books in any context from wherever you are. If it’s a good fit for this project, we’ll post it here.
Fida means “Friday”. Since the name Kofi means “Friday-born boy”, we’ve decided to inaugurate the category with a find about Kofi Vordzorgbe, a young Ghanaian music prodigy.
The game of ampe is a matter of studying patterns of play, anticipating your opponent, making snap decisions and having very quick reflexes. It’s also a workout!
Today is Chinua Achebe’s birthday, and in honor of Africa’s beloved and best known literary Elder, we embarked on a web search for his children’s books.
Mmofra blogger Araba rediscovers a childhood bookshelf, inspired by Paper Tigers and the “Around the World in 100 Bookshelves” project!
The storytelling tradition is alive and well in Accra and San Francisco .
Indian engineer Arvind Gupta makes toys and teaching aids for maths and science out of “junk” items like plastic bottles, caps, and straws.