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The Shadow Speaker | Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
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A journey and about family. Also, a combination of genres. Hopefully, I can read the sequel soon.

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Dilara
Sarraounia | Mamani abdoulaye
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Sarraounia was a witch & the ruler of a small queendom in what is now #Niger. She fought the French colonisers in a heroic battle in 1899. This novel, 1st published in 1980, should be better known outside West #Africa. It's terrific. The author is v. skilled at writing different voices. I watched Med Hongo's epic film of the same name recently (Mamani was the scriptwriter) - another forgotten gem.

Still from the film with Aï Keïta as Sarraounia

Dilara The story is ripe for a LGBTQI+ retelling: Sarraounia's mother dies giving birth to her, and rather than have her be cared for by a local nursing mother, her father gives the baby to his best friend, a male witch doctor, who takes on the role of a mother, and also raises her like a boy. (edited) 2mo
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A short book, we are already leaving #Ghana for #Togo, #BurkinaFaso, and #Niger. #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB What a journey! 1y
Librarybelle Wow! 1y
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Cinfhen
Sahara | Michael Palin
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I LOVED this travelogue! Flavorful,comical,respectful!!!
Michael Palin, a British actor once part of Monty Python acting troupe began hosting a travel show for the BBC from 1989- 2012🌎 He vividly describes all the places he visited with rich details and a sense of pleasure #ReadingAfrica22
#Gibraltar #Morocco #WesternSahara #Mauritania
#Senegal #Mali #Niger #Algeria #Libya #Tunisia
Total pick 😀

Texreader Wow!! That‘s great! 1y
Cinfhen It was really enjoyable @Texreader 🧡 1y
BarbaraBB Lots of countries I haven‘t read. And he‘s great indeed! 1y
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Librarybelle Sounds wonderful! 1y
squirrelbrain I love his TV programmes - he‘s just been to Iraq which was fascinating. 1y
jenniferw88 He's got one on Brazil for next year! 1y
Cinfhen I thought he might @jenniferw88 I will definitely read him again @squirrelbrain @Librarybelle 😄 1y
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Hooked_on_books
Nomads of Niger | Angela Fisher, Carol Beckwith, Marion Van Offelen
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This is a book of photography of a nomadic people of #Niger, the Wodaabe. There‘s enough text to give a feel for their lives and traditions, and the photos are wonderful. It‘s amazing that we all inhabit this blue sphere yet our worlds can be so radically different.

#ReadingAfrica2022

Librarybelle I see this was published in 1993…I wonder how much has changed. This looks like it is a very fascinating book to explore! 2y
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Here‘s my latest update for #ReadingAfrica2022! In April, I read books for Libya 🇱🇾 Mali 🇲🇱 Uganda 🇺🇬 Kenya 🇰🇪 Burundi 🇧🇮. I think I‘m on track for the challenge, but there still lots to go. Africa is huge!

Cinfhen Fantastic!!! Africa is massive 2y
Hooked_on_books @Cinfhen Yes! And I thought Asia was big! I‘m just trying not to get overwhelmed. 2y
Librarybelle This is amazing! 2y
BarbaraBB Impressive! But indeed, so many small countries 🤯😀 2y
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Let‘s see how many new African countries the author can fit into this book because now we are in the #CentralAfricanRepublic #CAR (I just learned Bangui is its capitol). I do feel like this author has tried to cram every thriller trope into this novel (even the Vatican), and pretty much covered nearly as many Saharan and near Saharan countries (plus a few European countries to boot).

#readingAfrica2022 #Libya #Malta #Niger #DRC

wanderinglynn That‘s a lot for one book! 2y
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This book is just hopping all over Africa. We are now headed for the #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #DRC. #readingAfrica2022 #Libya #Malta #Niger (I‘m omitting Chad because so little happened there in the book—just a brief stopover to catch a helicopter.) @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

And yes there‘s a typo in the above quote. The book is in serious need of an editor and proofreader.

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We are now in #Chad! Still hoping I might finish this one tomorrow for one of my goals for #20in4 #readathon but I‘ve got a ways to go. I‘m at 73%, chapter 82 of 112. I‘m trying to make some progress tonight

#readingAfrica2022 #Libya #Malta #Niger

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I read this ebook for about an hour when I couldn‘t sleep last night, kickstarting my goals for #20in4 #readathon. Status: I‘m on chapter 69 of 112, and I‘m at 64%.

#readingAfrica2022 #Libya #Malta #Niger