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Africa: Stories in the 55

A monthly programme on African authors, book publishing and news throughout the 55 countries on the continent, hosted by RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto.

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'This Hostel Life' author, Nigerian novelist Melatu Uchenna Okorie

Camaraderie and Irish attitudes in Nigerian writer’s short story collection
Nigerian writer Helon Habila, author of the novel "Travelers"

Helon Habila's novel 'Travelers' explores the lives of Africans in exile
Cover of the first novel from Nnamdi Ehirin, published in English in April 2019

Contrasting images of his native Nigeria in Nnamdi Ehirin's debut novel, The Prince of Monkeys
South African novelist Mphuthumi Ntabeni, author of "The Broken River Tent"

South African novelist Mphuthumi Ntabeni shines a light on the Xhosa narrative
Sulaiman Addonia, author of the novel "Silence is My Mother Tongue"

Life and sensuality in a refugee camp in Suliaman Addonia's "Silence is My Mother Tongue"
Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, Somali novelist and author of "Jujube"

Somali writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah speaks of trauma intertwined with beauty in her story "Jujube"
Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga, the author of "This Mournable Body"

Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga explores post-war trauma in "This Mournable Body"
Sue Nyathi, Zimbabwean novelist and author of The Gold-Diggers

The perils for Zimbabweans crossing the border into South Africa personified in Sue Nyathi's new novel, The Gold-Diggers
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, author of "House of Stone", a Zimbabwean epic novel

Honoring those who lived through Zimbabwe's Gukurahundi in Novuyo Rosa Tshuma's novel, House of Stone

Kiprop Kimutai, Kenya writer and winner of Gerald Kraak 2018 Fiction award

Kenyan writer Kiprop Kimutai's short story speaks about the privilege of wealth in a queer environment
Aminatta Forna, author of "Happiness"

Does trauma define the person? Aminatta Forna's latest novel, Happiness, explores love and loss
Odafe Atogun, author of novel Taduno's Song

Musician examines his integrity in Nigerian magical realism novel Taduno's Song
Ethiopian writer, poet and political activist, Hama Tuma

The struggle in Ethiopia continues - there's no stopping half way, says political poet Hama Tuma
Joe Ruzvidzo, author of Behind Enemy Lines, a collection of short stories set in Zimbabwe

Tense, compelling Zimbabwean tales in Behind Enemy Lines short stories
Naivo, author of Beyond the Rice Fields

Naivo's Beyond the Rice Fields crafts an epic historical tale set in the highlands of Madagascar
Karim Miské, Franco-Mauritanian author of "Arab Jazz", a Paris-set crime novel

Karim Miské dazzles readers with award-winning crime novel "Arab Jazz"
Sam Omatseye, the author of Crocodile Girl

Characters haunted by memories, prejudice in Nigeria novel "Crocodile Girl"
Ayo Sogunro, author of "The Wonderful Life of Senator Boniface and other Sorry Tales"

A glimpse into the lives of Lagosians in Nigerian Ayo Sogunro's short story collection
Ayòbámi Adébáyò, author of "Stay with Me"

Love and infertility issues in "Stay with Me", a new novel by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
JJ Bola, author of No Place to Call Home.

Young Congolese man trying to deal with life and school in JJ Bola's new novel; Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction
Noted writers Abdourahman Waberi (l) and Fred Khumalo (r)

South Africa's WWI tragedy immortalised in new novel; Rwandan genocide as seen by Djiboutian writer
Nadifa Mohamed (l), the author of "The Orchard of Lost Souls" and Leila Aboulela (r), the author of "The Kindness of Enemies"

Surviving the outbreak of the Somali civil war; academic finds modern-day parallels to 19th century Muslim leader
Wilfried N'Sondé, author of The Heart of the Leopard Children, speaking about his book at RFI in Paris

Dynamic Duo of Bahati e-books for 2017; Congo-Brazzaville author speaks on identity in The Heart of the Leopard Children
Ayesha Harruna Attah, author of Saturday's Shadows

Life lessons shared in Ghanaian writer Ayesha Harruna Attah's novel, Saturday's Shadows
Nigerian authors Anietie Isong (l) and Okey Ndibe (r)

Two Nigerian authors hit bookstores with tales of Lagosian living and a poignant, humorous memoir

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