The festival’s programme features 12 creative workshops designed for children, including African storytelling stones, African ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Prof Wole Soyinka was born on July 13, 1934, in Abeokuta in Western Nigeria.Soyinka has ...

from his grandfather at Isara Remo, young Soyinka never turned his back on any battle. He usually had the last laugh, it seemed. Wole was naturally endowed; was born into the right environ­ment ...

Wole Soyinka. The award was presented by Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in recognition of Soyinka’s extraordinary contributions to African literature and his impact ...