Angolan Writer Nituecheni Africano Wins the Sankofa Book Awards

The Sankofa Book Awards – Kenya 2025 is honored to announce that the winner of this year’s edition is Angolan writer Nituecheni Africano, author of The Recluse: The Beginning and the End of an Injustice, a novel.

The book was selected from among dozens of finalists from across the African continent by an international jury composed of literary critics, acclaimed writers, and specialists in contemporary African literature. With a powerful and sensitive narrative, the novel stands out for its…