AU20 Writers Residency Programme Public Showcase
AU20 Writers Residency Programme Public Showcase
WHAT: AU20 Writers Residency Programme Public Showcase
WHO: The African Union through the Directorate of Information and Communication (IDC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
WHERE: W.E.B. DuBois Centre, Accra Ghana
WHEN: 26th November, 2022
TIME: 15:00hrs – 17:00hrs WAT
Register here: bit.ly/loatadau20event
The Residency Programme aims to use the voices of Africa’s creative talent to mark a historic moment in the AU’s leadership of the continent’s development, unity and peace through a celebration of Africa’s culture, creativity, art and innovation under the theme “Our Africa, Our Future”.
The 5 writers completed works will be featured in a behind-the-scenes documentary, published in an anthology as well as exhibited at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the margins of the AU 2023 Summit.
Writers at the Library of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD)
- Nour Kamel (F), Egypt, Poetry
- Sukoluhle Nyathi (F), Zimbabwe, Fiction
- Tony Mochama (M), Kenya, Fiction
- TJ Benson (M), Nigeria, Fiction
- Musih Tedji Xaviere (F), Cameroon, Fiction
For further information, contact:
Ms. Faith Adhiambo | Communications Officer-Agenda 2063 | African Union Commission | E-mail: OchiengJ@africa-union.org.
Michelle Mendi Muita, UNDP Regional Programme Communications Specialist. michellemendi.muita@undp.org
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