Central Africa

Who is Ludovic Tankeu Kouosseu? Ludovic Tankeu K. is a Cameroonian author and entrepreneur, passionate about manga and digital publishing. He is the founder of Plumics, a pre-publication platform dedicated …

Plumics, a Cameroonian startup founded by Ludovic Tankeu K., is revolutionising comic book publishing in Africa. Through its innovative digital platform, it enables African creators to publish, monetise, and promote …

Five African publishing houses were spotlighted this year by the prestigious BOP – Best Children’s Publishers of the YearPrize, awarded during the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Among them, Imagnary House, …

From 24 to 26 April 2025, Garoua, in northern Cameroon, hosted the second edition of the Rencontres Internationales du Livre, a major literary event that highlighted the essential role of …

Cameroonian author Hemley Boum has won the 2025 Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie for her novel Le rêve du pêcheur (The Dream of the Fisherman), published by Gallimard. …

From 6 to 8 March 2025, the city of Lomé in Togo became the historic venue for the first-ever Forum of African Children’s Publishers (FEJA). The event brought together 52 publishers …

Yaoundé, Cameroon — On January 29, 2025, Priscille Ngongang Djamfa successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Some Sociological Uses of Publishing in Cameroon, from Books to the Written Press.” Supervised …

In a context where the publishing world in Africa and the Caribbean is thriving but still facing numerous structural challenges, the African Publishing Professionals Observatory (OAPE) launched an ambitious and …

À l’occasion d’un échange accordé à notre rédaction, le Professeur Mukala Kadima-Nzuji, écrivain, universitaire et directeur des éditions HEMAR, nous livre une analyse éclairée sur l’édition congolaise, les dynamiques culturelles …

By: Prof. Mukala Kadima-NzujiMarien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo “Henri DJOMBO (and indeed himself…)” is the theme I chose to open this series of literary and artistic events in Yaoundé. As …