“Gatherings like these help us to know each other and keep Africa writing,” Jack Mapanje said.“We should not separate ourselves, we should not be discriminatory, and we should continue working for the good of each other.”
He said the best of writers “represent the conscience and memory of their generation,” arguing that there should be no “prescription of what a writer should write about. Let them just write and write well.” To read the rest of the article click here.