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  • Black Esther

    Tales of Iya Olobi, My Grandmother

    by Kayode Samuel ...
    Black Esther is a book of nostalgia that has great resonance for the present. It is the story of an enterprising but tradition-bound African grandmother caught up in the changing times, as exemplified in the multicultural marriage of her first son. The story is told in episodes of recall through the eyes of her grandson, who grew up under her watch.At turns hilarious and enlivening, Black Esther ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Giving to Help, Helping to Give

    The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy

    by Tade Akin Aina, Tade Akin Aina, Tade Akin Aina, Bhekinkosi Moyo, Mohammed A. Bakari, Bertha Chiroro, Kwaku Asante Darko, Marwa El Daly0, Alan Fowler1, Ibrahima Hathie2, Jenny Hodgson3, Andrew Kingman4, Christa L. Kuljian5, Halima Mahomed6, Robert Muponde7, James Muzondidya8, Connie Ngondi-Houghton9, Kayode Samuel0, Fondo Sikod1, Mohamadou Sy2, Gérard Tchouassi3, Susan Wilkinson-Maposa4, Saïda Yahya-Othman5 ...
    The past decade has seen a flowering of philanthropic activities across many parts of Africa. Unlike before, this flowering has the distinct character of African agency, energy and engagement. Philanthropy is no longer about narratives of passive, poor and miserable Africans receiving help from rich, fortunate and often Western outsiders. The emerging narratives about philanthropy in Africa are ... Read more

    $34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Environment, Economy, and Health in African Marginal Communities

    by Labbo Abdullahi, Alex Asakitikpi, Caroline Ndebia, Chigozirim Ogubuike, Janet Ogundairo, Wendy Savieri, Aderemi Suleiman Ajala, Olufunke Olufunsho Adegoke, Olukemi K. Amodu, Aniekan Etim Bassey0, Nsere L. Danbagai1, Ursula V. Ette2, Ayodele S. Jegede3, Ayotunde Olayori Oguntade4, Mofeyisara Oluwatoyin Omobowale5, Paul Oluwasogo Omoniyi6, Moses Idongesit Peters7, Mohammed Saeed Suleiman8, Nsidibe A. Usoro9, Nsikanabasi Udofia Wilson0, Olale´ye Samuel Kayode´1, Oyelade´ Olufikayo Kunle´2, Emeka E. Obioha3 ...
    This collection of essays examines the health risks, health programs, and access to healthcare among marginalized communities in Africa. Drawing on rich ethnographic evidence, Environment, Economy, and Health in African Marginal Communities foregrounds the lived experiences and personal knowledge of marginalized peoples and brings scholarly attention to emerging healthcare trends across Africa. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Night Thoughts

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  • I Am Still With You

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  • Of This Our Country

    Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know

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    The author of Foreign Gods, Inc. and Arrows of Rain tells his own immigrant’s tale, where what is lost in translation is often as hilarious as it is harrowing.Okey Ndibe’s funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential—but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency—African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe ... Read more

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    A unique blend of travelogue, musings and poetry, A Stranger's Pose draws the reader into a world of encounters haunted by the absence of home, estrangement from a lover and family tragedies. The author's recollections and reflections of fragments of his journeys to African cities, from Dakar to Douala, Bamako to Benin, and Khartoum to Casablanca, offer a compelling and very personal meditation on ... Read more

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