Professor Wole Soyinka
16 Jul 2023
Today is the 89th birthday of Africa’s Nobel laureate, Professor ‘Wole Soyinka. We wish the ecumenical being many happy returns of the day in good health, safety, joy, honour and contentment. Amen.
16 Jun 2023
Professor Wole Soyinka was the special guest of the Moroccan government at the 28th edition of that country’s weeklong book festival which drew literary celebrities from both within and outside the North African country.
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