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The Daughter of A Griot — Jainaba Mbye

Profile of Jainaba Mbye: Singer and Model

7 min readDec 15, 2022

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The Daughter of A Griot — Jainaba Mbye

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The Gambia’s Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe wins The IAAAS African Literature Award

In commemoration of 15 years of Gambian literature, The Gambia’s Modou Lamin AGE-ALMUSAF Sowe has on Friday 7th January 2022 launched his…

2 min readFeb 18, 2022

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The Gambia’s Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe wins The IAAAS African Literature Award

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ML Sowe wins the Best Aspiring African Writer Award 2023

The African Writers ran the Best Aspiring African Writer Awards for Young Writers across Africa from 2016 to 2022. For 6 years, the award…

2 min readJul 4, 2023

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ML Sowe wins the Best Aspiring African Writer Award 2023

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Youlty will host the Gambia International Fashion Week (GIFW) in November 2023.

The Gambia International Fashion Week (TGIF) is a project with a perspective on creating an annual international fashion festival in the…

3 min readMay 26, 2023

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Kombonka will launch a New Album on March 11, 2023.

Ebrima Janko Solo Touray, popularly known as Kombonka, the king of Manding rap, will release a new album on March 11, 2023, at Q-City, The…

3 min readFeb 12, 2023

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Kombonka will launch a New Album on March 11, 2023.

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Young Gambian Writers under 35 Years!

This list does not consider any spoken word poet or spoken word artist who does not publish a book to be seen or termed as an author or…

10 min readDec 19, 2022

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Young Gambian Writers under 35 Years!

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Six Literary Awards in 2021–2022 to African Writers

2021 and 2022 have been great years for African writing. This year’s key literary prizes have gone to African and diaspora writers.

4 min readDec 8, 2022

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Six Literary Awards in 2021–2022 to African Writers

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Famous Gambian Artiste Kombonka wins Multiple-Awards

Does Kombonka have the ability to take Gambian music to the BET and African Music Awards? Let’s find out here. The King of Manding Rap…

2 min readNov 27, 2022

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Famous Gambian Artiste Kombonka wins Multiple-Awards

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Winners of The Gambia Prize for Literature 2022 Announced

With gratitude to the Young Writers of The Gambia (YWAG), the Writers Association of The Gambia, and the Community of Gambianist Scholars…

5 min readOct 17, 2022

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Winners of The Gambia Prize for Literature 2022 Announced

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Support Gambian authors is the message at the Kunta Kinteh International Book Festival: ‘We will be…

International publishers are being urged to buy the publishing rights to works by Gambian authors.

4 min readSep 10, 2022

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Support Gambian authors is the message at the Kunta Kinteh International Book Festival: ‘We will be…

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