This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival.

In this event, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, James Murua and Rémy Ngamije speak to Mervyn Sloman about their efforts to spotlight African writing.

This event is brought to you by the African Literary Cities Project.

The festival was made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust