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This month’s Library Highlight features five brand new novels from leading African authors for you to enjoy over the summer. Come pick up the latest writings by Nnedi Okorafor, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Ben Okri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu at the African Library!

On 28 May 2025 African literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o passed away at the age of 87. ASCL senior researcher Annachiara Raia wrote a tribute in his honour, highlighting his fight as, in his own words, 'a language warrior' for African-language literatures.

On the 10th of May, the Camerioonian-Swiss curator Koyo Kouoh unexpectedly passed away at the age of 57. She served as executive director and chief curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa and was recently appointed to serve as the 2026 Venice Biennale's artistic directer until her sudden death.