via BrownGirl: This is a perpetual challenge to read at least one book relative by author and/ or setting to each of Africa’s countries. This challenge is open to everyone whether you want to go for every country or just a few. If you’d like to join in, simply add your link to each book to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the challenge page. If anyone has comments or questions, share them here on the original post for this challenge.
Wikipedia list of African writers by country
Algeria
- To read: Century of Locusts by Malika Mokeddem
- To read: My Men by Malika Mokeddem
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep
Chad
Congo
Dem. Rep. Congo (Zaire)
Djibouti
Egypt
- God Dies by the Nile by Nawal El Saadawi
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
- To read: Reading the Ceiling by Dayo Forster
Ghana
- No Sweetness Here and Other Stories by Ama Ata Aidoo
Guinea Bissau
Guinea
Ivory Coast
- To read: Aya series by Marguerite Abouet
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
- To read: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- To read: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin
Reunion
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
- To read: The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
