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The Swamp Dwellers review – this rare Wole Soyinka drama is a total revelation

Mojisola Kareem’s excellent production makes no concessions to this 50-seat space, bringing grand historical scope to a story of Nigeria in transition

The Guardian - UK

Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politics

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a “people power” struggle by young Ugandans for democratic transition, he is a vocal critic of the regime.

The Conversation

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka announces U.S. visa revocation

According to a letter he read to the press — reportedly from the U.S. State Department — the revocation was executed under rules allowing a consular officer or the Secretary of State to cancel a non-immigrant visa at any time and at their discretion. Washington has not yet responded to…

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Nobel laureate and Trump critic Wole Soyinka says US revoked his visa

The 91-year-old Nobel Literature laureate says he's received a letter from the US Consulate in Nigeria cancelling his visa. Soyinka has been critical of Donald Trump since his first presidency.

Euronews

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked

Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’

The Guardian - US

‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape

To mark a new exhibition at Tate Modern, author Ben Okri and other leading British-Nigerian cultural figures trace the impact of their heritage on their work, and consider its growing influence on the world stage

The Guardian - UK

Tony Harrison obituary

Outspoken poet and dramatist admired for his stage adaptations, including The Mysteries

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Death and the King’s Horseman: the return of Wole Soyinka’s enduring mystery

The Nigerian Nobel laureate’s story of a royal servant condemned to kill himself after his master’s death has lost none of its enigmatic appeal

The Guardian - UK

Rushdie, Ernaux and Soyinka among authors calling for release of Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal

Sansal was reportedly arrested on arrival in Algiers on 16 November, with French President Macron demanding information about his whereabouts

The Guardian - UK

‘For too long literature has been defined by one set of people’: writing back to the empire and beyond

Black novelists, poets and playwrights have a long history of reclaiming narratives, the theme of this year’s Black History Month. Novelist Ben Okri looks at where this tradition has come from – and where it’s going next

The Guardian - UK

‘He knew this was going to be the last story he wrote’: the epic legacy of literary maverick Biyi Bándélé

The film-maker, playwright and novelist finished his last book, Yorùbá Boy Running, the day before he died in 2022. Now, loved ones and collaborators, including his daughter Temi and longtime friend Kwame Kwei-Armah, celebrate the passionate man behind the work

The Guardian - UK

Wole Soyinka at 90: writer and activist for justice

Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, the legendary African author and activist, is proof of what words and acts can achieve in the struggle for justice and human rights. Soyinka, aged 90, embodies unrelenting activism and literary excellence.

The Conversation

Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé review – a historic hero

The Nigerian writer and film-maker’s last work explores the life story of the enslaved Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, in a novel of triumph over adversity

The Guardian - UK

Nigerian literary giant Wole Soyinka releases new novel in France

Nigerian author Wole Soyinka's third novel, "Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth", has been released in French. The Nobel laureate tells RFI about his inspiration behind the book, which takes place in an imaginary version of Nigeria.

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Music video controversy in Nigeria: Logos Olori misreads a religious time bomb

Recently, Logos Olori – a Nigerian singer who is signed to Afrobeats superstar Davido’s music label – released a video with supposedly Muslim men dancing to his song Jaye Lo in front of a mosque. After an outcry, the controversial video had to be taken down by Davido because it…

The National (Scotland)

Outlander conference will explore far more than popular culture phenomenon

The word 'outlander' can signify a number of different things.

The Guardian - UK

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature

The long read: The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writing

The National (Scotland)

Alan Riach: Let's open the window wider on this book that is not a book

Alan Riach starts to unpick the threads that have kept our lips stitched closed too long ...

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‘Communion with creatives’: Literary events flourish in Nigeria

New literary festivals are springing up in Nigeria, inspiring an evolving community of more book-loving Africans.

The Guardian - UK

Biyi Bandele obituary

Novelist, playwright and film-maker whose directorial debut was Half of a Yellow Sun, based on the 2006 novel

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #54: The best TV deaths, picked by readers

In this week’s newsletter: We asked for the demises that most moved, satisfied or shocked Guide readers – you didn’t disappoint

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The King's Horseman, Nigeria's most famous play, is now a Netflix movie: what makes it a classic

Elesin Oba, the King’s Horseman is a new movie coming to Netflix. It is based on Nigeria’s most famous play, Death and the King’s Horseman, written in 1975 by Nobel Prize-winning author, activist and academic Wole Soyinka. Directed by the late Biyi Bandele, the film – in the Yoruba language…

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Biyi Bandele, a serial storyteller who elevated Nigerian culture

The writer, film-maker and theatre creator Biyi Bandele has passed away at the age of 54, news that has stunned the West African arts community where he was a creative icon who told classic Nigerian stories, sometimes in the Yoruba language, to a global audience.

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Wole Soyinka's life of writing holds Nigeria up for scrutiny

Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, known simply as Wole Soyinka, can’t be easily described. He is a teacher, an ideologue, a scholar and an iconoclast, an elder statesman, a patriot and a culturalist.

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