Enjoy this enlightening conversation with the founder and MD of Sub-Saharan Publishers, Akoss Ofori-Mensah about the current state of publishing in Africa, the impact of COVID-19 on the industry, and the value of book fairs.

African Library & Information Associations & Institutions (AfLIA) and NBA developed a course on early literacy development, specifically for librarians and library staff in Africa. In July 2022, the first batch of certificates was issued to the librarians who completed the course pilot! 

‘If we deliver radio content alongside a supportive human infrastructure and simple supplemental materials, then we can cost-effectively teach literacy in local languages and English to primary-age children when they are not in school, so that they achieve meaningful literacy competencies.’