Africa in Dialogue

Dialogues Poet 

Our Collective Body Remembers: A Dialogue with Jumoke Verissimo

June 12, 2026June 14, 2026 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Award-winning Literature, Canada, Circumtrauma, Coach House Books, diaspora, featured, Jumoke Verissimo, Nigeria, Nigeria-Biafra war, Nigerian Poet, nigerian writer

OUR COLLECTIVE BODY REMEMBERS A DIALOGUE WITH JUMOKE VERISSIMO Jumoke Verissimo is a poet and novelist living in Toronto. She

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Dialogues Poet 

Fragile Distance amid a World of Woundedness: A Dialogue with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

April 13, 2026April 14, 2026 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Brave & Brilliant, featured, Nigeria-Biafra war, Nigerian Poet, Poetry, poetry collection, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, University of Calgary Press, We Survived Until We Could Live

FRAGILE DISTANCE AMID A WORLD OF WOUNDEDNESS A DIALOGUE WITH UCHECHUKWU PETER UMEZURIKE Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is assistant professor in

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News 

Africa in Dialogue Audio Library

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african literary magazine, AiD Audio Library, Announcements, dialogues, literary interviews, News, recordings, SoundCloud, Ten Years of Africa in Dialogue, YouTube

Africa in Dialogue audio library In celebration of our 10-year anniversary, we are building the Africa in Dialogue Audio Library,

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Dialogues Multi-disciplinary 

The Courage to Confront Painful Narratives: A Dialogue with Laone J. Mangwa

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, african literary magazine, African Literature Curators, African Nonfiction, Botswana, creative non-fiction, featured, fiction, Laone J. Mangwa, Motswana Poet, Personal Essays, Poet, Poetry, Short Stories, Southern Africa

THE COURAGE TO CONFRONT PAINFUL NARRATIVES A DIALOGUE WITH LAONE J. MANGWA Laone J. Mangwa (Also, LJ Mangwa) is a

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Dialogues Short Story Writer 

An Involuntary and Necessary Art: A Dialogue with Chiamaka Okike

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Novella, African Storytelling, African Writers, Award-winning Fiction, Chiamaka Okike, diaspora, featured, Interview, literary interview, Nigeria, Nigerian literature, Nigerian storytelling, nigerian writer, Novella, queer literature, Queer Narratives, Short Stories

AN INVOLUNTARY AND NECESSARY ART A DIALOGUE WITH CHIAMAKA OKIKE Chiamaka Okike is a multi-disciplinary writer. She is the author of

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Children's Literature Dialogues 

Magical Doors and Moving Meditations: A Dialogue with Refilwe Nsibande

August 15, 2025August 18, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Award-winning Children's Literature, Award-winning Literature, Book Dash, books for children, Children's Literature, featured, Literary Fiction, multi-disciplinary artist, Otto Foundation, publishing, Refilwe Nsibande, South Africa, South African author

MAGICAL DOORS AND MOVING MEDITATIONS A DIALOGUE WITH REFILWE NSIBANDE Refilwe Nsibande is a children’s book author, literary activist, and

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Literature as a Place of Communion: A Dialogue with Isaac Kanyinji

June 27, 2025June 30, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Interview Series, Isaac Kanyinji, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian poet, Zambian writer

LITERATURE AS A PLACE OF COMMUNION A DIALOGUE WITH ISAAC KANYINJI Isaac Kanyinji is a Zambian poet and short story

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

The Sacred Ritual of Preserving the Fleeting and Fragile: A Dialogue with Dacious Kasoka

June 24, 2025June 25, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Dacious Kasoka, Interview Series, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian poet, Zambian writer

THE SACRED RITUAL OF PRESERVING THE FLEETING AND FRAGILE A DIALOGUE WITH DACIOUS KASOKA Dacious Kasoka is an economist, poet,

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Worldbuilding and the Frenzy of Analysis: A Dialogue with Mwila Agatha Zaza

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, diaspora, fiction, Finland, Helsinki, Interview Series, literary award, Mwila Agatha Zaza, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

WORLDBUILDING AND THE FRENZY OF ANALYSIS A DIALOGUE WITH MWILA AGATHA ZAZA Mwila Agatha Zaza is a Zambian-Finnish author and

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Growing in Community and Elevating Creativity: A Dialogue with Mwanabibi Sikamo

June 17, 2025June 18, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, creative non-fiction, essays, Interview Series, literary award, Mwanabibi Sikamo, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

GROWING IN COMMUNITY AND ELEVATING CREATIVITY A DIALOGUE WITH MWANABIBI SIKAMO Mwanabibi Sikamo is a Zambian storyteller and award-winning filmmaker.

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