News and Reporting on Publishing in Africa - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/africa/ International publishing news and opinion Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:28:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png News and Reporting on Publishing in Africa - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/africa/ 32 32 At Frankfurt: Nielsen Cites 11 of 19 Territories Showing Revenue Growth https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/at-frankfurt-nielsen-cites-11-of-17-territories-showing-growth/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:08:27 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213125 Among focal book-publishing markets described by Nielsen's Hazel Kenyon at Frankfurter Buchmesse are some 'nations of keen book buyers who see books as a luxury item, yet will still pay out for them.'

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]]> Sharjah’s New African Literature Festival Honors Wole Soyinka https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/01/sharjahs-new-african-literature-festival-honors-wole-soyinka/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:29:55 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=205889 The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature honors Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Arab-African cultural roots.

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]]> UAE: Sharjah’s Renamed ‘Book Magazine’ Issues a 75th Edition https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/01/uae-sharjahs-renamed-book-magazine-issues-a-75th-edition/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:37:18 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=205245 Ahead of two new festival events, Sharjah renames a long-running magazine created along with Sharjah Book Authority in 2017.

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]]> Tunisia Arrests IPA Prize-Winning Activist Sihem Bensedrine https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/08/tunisia-arrests-ipa-prize-winning-activist-sihem-bensedrine/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:35:19 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=199887 The former president of Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission was arrested on allegations of 'falsifying' the commission's report.

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]]> Kenya: Nairobi’s Macondo Festival Plans Its Fourth Edition https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/08/macondo-festival-in-nairobi/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:13:35 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=199657 A public-facing event, the Macondo Literary Festival will stage its fourth iteration in Nairobi in September.

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]]> Richard Charkin: ‘Where the Lion Feeds’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/07/richard-charkin-where-the-lion-feeds/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:40:59 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=198870 While at the sales conference of Jonathan Ball Publishers, Richard Charkin sizes up features of the South African book market.

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]]> Taylor & Francis: More Open Access for Researchers in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/taylor-francis-more-open-access-for-south-african-botswanan-namibian-researchers/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:32:05 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=195294 The South African National Library and Information Consortium strikes its 14th transformative agreement, this one with Taylor & Francis.

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]]> World Publishing to Ramaphosa: Don’t Sign Copyright Bill https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/world-publishing-to-ramaphosa-dont-sign-copyright-bill/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 02:25:28 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=195099 IPA, IFRRO, STM, and IAF appeal to South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to refrain from signing the market's new copyright bill.

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]]> South Africa: Publishers Join Statement on Copyright Act https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/south-african-publishers-join-statement-on-copyright-act/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:10:29 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=194590 The Publishers Association of South Africa calls on president Ramaphosa 'not to sign' the 'Copyright Amendment Act.'

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]]> IPA, IFRRO, STM, IAF Oppose South Africa’s Copyright Bill https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/02/ipa-ifrro-stm-and-iaf-oppose-south-africas-copyright-bill/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:29:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=194272 A joint statement from major international publishing bodies appeals to South Africa's National Assembly to vote down its copyright bill.

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