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Aminatta Forna, Taiye Selasi and Ndinda Kioko with Mercy Juma

We need new narratives: the African in the diasporas

NBO LitFest 2024, 

What are the expectations of authors of African descent working abroad? Join British writer of Scottish and Sierra Leonean ancestry, Aminatta Forna OBE; American writer and photographer of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin, Taiye Selasi and Kenyan author and Global Press Journal editor Ndinda Kioko as they dissect their refusal to be pigeonholed and the multi-hyphenated career paths that allows for.

Featured writers: Aminatta Forna, Taiye Selasi, Ndinda Kioko

Moderator: Mercy Juma

Aminatta Forna, Taiye Selasi and Ndinda Kioko with Mercy Juma