Transition: Isaïe Biton Koulibaly, Wilbur Smith, Mahmoud El Lozy.
It has been a horrible last few days with the deaths of Isaïe Biton Koulibaly, Wilbur Smith, and Mahmoud El […]
Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze, Eloise Greenfield have both passed away
Poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze and children’s book author Eloise Greenfield and passed away on August 4 and August 5. Eloise […]
Transition: Haji Gora Haji, Prof Bhekizizwe Peterson
Haji Gora Haji and Prof Bhekizizwe Peterson, two of the most respected names in African letters, passed away recently. Haji […]
Kenyan novelist Charles Mangua has passed away.
Kenyan novelist Charles Mangua, whose most famous book was Son of Woman, passed away on March 20, 2021. Charles Mangua […]
Nawal El-Saadawi has passed away
Egyptian author, activist, and physician Nawal El-Saadawi died earlier today March 21, 2021. Nawal El Saadawi is one of the […]
Kenyan novelist Henry Ole Kulet has passed away.
Kenyan novelist Henry Ole Kulet passed away after a short illness on February 16, 2021. Henry Ole Kulet is known […]
Transition in African and Black Literature in 2020
We look at those who passed away in African and Black Literature 2020 in the past year in our annual […]
Nigerian Poet, Professor, and Playwright J.P. Clark has passed away.
Legendary Nigerian Poet, Professor, and Playwright J.P. Clark, full name John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, passed away in Nigeria on October 13, […]
Myesha Jenkins, Achmat Dangor have passed away.
It was a devastating weekend for African letters as both Myesha Jenkins and Achmat Dangor passed away. It has been […]
Kenyan author, academic, and broadcaster Ken Walibora has passed on.
Kenyan author, academic, and broadcaster Ken Walibora passed away after a road accident on April 10, 2020. Ken Walibora’s work […]
Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim has passed on.
Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim passed away in Switzerland on April 10, 2020. Gamil Attia Ibrahim was an Egyptian journalist, […]
Sierra Leonean academic and literary critic Prof Eldred Durosimi Jones has passed on.
Sierra Leonean academic and literary critic Prof Eldred Durosimi Jones passed away in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Saturday, March 21, […]
Egyptian Playwright Lenin El-Ramly has passed on.
Egyptian Playwright, as well as TV and film writer Lenin El-Ramly, died on Friday, February 7, 2020. Lenin El-Ramly was […]
Legendary poet and academic Kamau Brathwaite has passed on.
Legendary poet and academic Kamau Brathwaite passed away on February 4, 2020. The Barbados born-poet, one of the titans of […]
Tanzanian novelist, poet, and scholar Euphrase Kezilahabi has passed on.
Tanzanian novelist, poet, and scholar Euphrase Kezilahabi passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Euphrase Kezilahabi was born on April […]