The reality is that every country censors at some level (try publishing a book advocating terrorism or paedophilia), and that supposedly democratic countries like the US are among the repeat offenders when it comes to book bans.
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75% of Nigerian kids that cannot read simple sentences. Does anyone seriously think Nigeria got to be the economic powerhouse of Africa with an illiterate workforce?
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In March of this year Ethiopia surpassed 40 million people online (41million to be precise), making it the fourth largest country in Africa by internet users, after Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya, meaning Ethiopia is ripe for digital publishing disruption.
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Soma Nami, derived from a Swahili phrase meaning “Read with Me,” is a women-owned and operated Pan-African bookstore based in Nairobi. It was founded by Muthoni Muiruri and Wendy Njoroge.
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In 2010 the six biggest English-speaking African countries had a combined internet population of...
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Abidjan International Book Fair professional Programme
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There are lots of Generation Z here in Africa that are readying themselves to transform the...
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US and UK publishers were slow to realise the potential of digital audio. They failed to...
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It’s not at all clear from the report why a huge pile of books was strewn on the roadside or...
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The launch event last year attracted 7,000 visitors, and the organisers were hoping to beat that...
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This is a vast continent of 54 countries and more languages than you can begin to count. And a...
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All told, there are over 600 million Africans online in 2023, and around the world a total of 5...
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