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New interview on TWB Book Show
TWB Book Show returns with a compelling conversation featuring Sylvia Arthur, Founder of the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD), as we explore the theme: “Preserving African Stories, Shaping Global Narratives.” This episode is a rich reflection on books, culture, storytelling, and the responsibility of Africans to own and preserve their narratives. As…
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LOATAD is 8!
The Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD) is eight years old today! During that time, we’ve hosted over 100 writers-in-residence, run hundreds of events, created or co-created three school and community libraries, delivered hundreds of lessons to thousands of schoolchildren, and donated thousands of culturally relevant books to individuals and communities. And that’s…
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Now is the time to build African institutions
I wrote an op-ed for Ghanaian media to mark the 65th anniversary of the Ford Foundation’s West Africa Office, emphasising the importance of philanthropic support in building and sustaining Africa-based, Africa-centred institutions: “In 1960, the landmark year in which 17 African nations achieved their independence, the Ford Foundation announced its presence in West Africa with…
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New event in Lagos, Nigeria
I’m looking forward to presenting A Women’s Oral History Of West Africa at the G.A.S. Foundation‘s re:assemblages Symposium in Lagos, Nigeria, next month. This will be the first time I’ll be speaking about the project on the African continent and in West Africa, no less: Keynote Panel: Rematriating the Archive This keynote panel examines how…
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New online event with Black Women Radicals
Following on from my first in-person event in Berlin last month, I’m looking forward to doing my first online event for “A Women’s Oral History Of West Africa” later this month with the brilliant Black Women Radicals and The School for Black Feminist Politics. Join us online on Saturday, 27 September for “Speaking Herself Into…
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Aja Binta Jammeh Sidibe (1955-2025)
As a journalist, I’m used to working to a deadline and writing against time, but over the last three years, I’ve been in a futile battle with trying to outpace death, which, as a human being, I’ll never get used to. A few days ago, I received a message from my fixer in The Gambia…
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Ford Global Fellowship!
I’m delighted to have been selected as a 2024 Ford Global Fellow! Along with 25 other emerging leaders from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East, we will be supported by the Ford Foundation to intensify our work in advancing social justice in our communities and in our countries to create a more equitable…
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