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African FilmConfirmed1968-1972African Film was a Nigerian comics magazine, published between 1968 and 1972. It was just one of the many photo comics or "look books" that flooded English-speaking West Africa in the early post-colonial era.EnglishNigeria
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AWA, la revue de la femme noire was a Senegalese women's magazine published monthly from 1964 to 1973.Confirmed1964-1973AWA, la revue de la femme noire was a Senegalese women's magazine published monthly from 1964 to 1973.FrenchSenegal
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AsemkaProspective1974-presentRun by the Faculty of Arts and accredited by the University of Cape Coast for university research purposes Asεmka, a bi-lingual literary journal of the University of Cape Coast, is the premier literary journal in Ghana and subscribes to the COPE rules for peer review. Asεmka is an internationally refereed journal of the humanities. It publishes scholarly and imaginative articles in language and culture generally, including orature, film, theatre, music and art; essays, interview, book review poetry, short prose, fiction and drama.EnglishGhana
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BingoProspective1953-1991Bingo’s eclectic content displayed a global black consciousness entangled in aspirational consumption. The magazine advanced sensibilities related to the cultural festivals but also appealed to Africans with less overt Pan-Africanist political goals, for whom imagining mobility was central to a modern habitus.FrenchSenegal
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Black OrpheusConfirmed1957-1975Black Orpheus was a Nigeria-based literary journal founded in 1957 by German expatriate editor and scholar Ulli Beier that has been described as "a powerful catalyst for artistic awakening throughout West Africa".[1] Its name derived from a 1948 essay by Jean-Paul Sartre, "Orphée Noir", published as a preface to Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie nègre et malgache, edited by Léopold Sédar Senghor.[2] Beier wrote in an editorial statement in the inaugural volume that "it is still possible for a Nigerian child to leave a secondary school with a thorough knowledge of English literature, but without even having heard of Léopold Sédar Senghor or Aimé Césaire", so Black Orpheus became a platform for Francophone as well as Anglophone writers.EnglishNigeria
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Etudes maliennesProspective1960-1972Études Maliennes is a respected semi‑annual academic journal published by Mali’s Institut des Sciences Humaines (ISH) in Bamako EnglishNigeria
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FarafinaConfirmed2002-2009The first African- owned pictorial magazine distributed throughout the Francophone worldThe most widely circulated glossy magazine in Francophone Africa. Inspired by the commercial success and aesthetic of the South African magazine Drum.EnglishNigeria
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Fun TimesProspective1992-currentFunTimes was established in 1992 (30 years ago) in Monrovia, Liberia and began operations in Philadelphia, PA over ten years. The magazine is the trusted information source for the African Diaspora.EnglishLiberia
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GarkuwaProspective2000A magazine associated with the Niger diasporaEnglishNigeria
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Glendora ReviewProspective1994-2004The Glendora Review is a literary journal published in Nigeria. It was founded by Nigerian writer and publisher Molara Wood in 2004. The journal focuses on showcasing contemporary African literature and promoting emerging writers from Nigeria and across the African continent.The Glendora Review publishes fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews, featuring both established and upcoming African writers. It serves as a platform for diverse voices and perspectives, contributing to the vibrant literary landscape of Africa.EnglishNigeria
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Hidden VoicesProspective2019-currentHidden Voices Salone (HVSL) is a quarterly magazine with human interest and people-centred focus – it tells stories of people giving back to their communities, and of Sierra Leoneans or organisations that are empowering the powerless. We look for inspiring tales that motivate those that have lost all sense of hope as if there is no tomorrow. We seek to educate others on the values of being thy brother or sister's keeper.EnglishSierra Leone
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Iskanchi Literary MagazineProspective2020-2023Inspired by “Iskanchi,” the Hausa word for irreverence, and craziness, Iskanchi Mag will seek out and publish wayward literature by African writers. The idea is to showcase works that engage with and examine what the experimental form looks like in the African literary context. We are interested in pieces that disobey in form and content, in works that bother by being without borders.EnglishMulti
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Kwee Liberian Literary MagazineProspective2015-currentKWEE began as a remedy to the problem within Liberia literature, which had entered a drastic decline shortly before the first civil conflict. The years after the war, there was a still deafening silence. But as the dust settled, new voices emerged from all over the place. They told stories of war, personal experiences, romance etc. Slowly, the literary culture began resurfacing. Sadly, they had very little options. There were not many homes, mentors or publishers to take them to the next level. Of the few, The Perspective, Liberiapedia, Sea Breeze Journal and Liberia Studies Journal did immensely well to keep the literary world alive. To these, mentioned and not mentioned, we are most grateful. However short-lived the efforts, they were most meaningful.EnglishLiberia
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La Vie AfricaineConfirmed1959-1965La Vie Africaine was a French-language magazine published in Paris, France, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The magazine played a significant role in disseminating information about African culture, politics, and society to a French-speaking audience.FrenchFrance/Benin
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Lagos LifeConfirmed1972 Lagos Life was part of a wave of new magazines during Nigeria’s post–oil boom media expansion.EnglishNigeria
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Lagos notes and records : University of Lagos bulletin of African studiesConfirmed1967"Lagos Notes and Records" is a scholarly journal that focuses on the history and culture of Lagos State, Nigeria. It is published by the Department of History and Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos. The journal covers a wide range of topics related to Lagos, including its history, archaeology, anthropology, sociology, and contemporary issues.EnglishNigeria
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Nigeria MagazineConfirmed1935-1985"Nigeria Magazine" was a publication that served as a platform for discussing and promoting various aspects of Nigerian society, culture, and development during the 1930s. It was one of the earliest magazines to focus specifically on Nigeria and was aimed at both a local and international audience. The magazine was a Government sponsored venture, published by the Cultural Division of the Ministry of Information in Lagos. It was issued quarterly from around 1937 until the mid-1980s “for everyone interested in the country and its peoples”.EnglishNigeria
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NsukkascopeProspective1971Nsukkascope was a literary and cultural magazine that emerged in 1971 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. It was a significant publication within the Nigerian literary scene during the 1970s. The magazine was closely associated with the vibrant literary and artistic movements of that era, which sought to explore and express Nigerian and African identity through literature, poetry, art, and cultural commentary.Nsukkascope was the brainchild of Chinua Achebe and housed in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.EnglishNigeria
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OkikeProspective1972-2009Okike begun in 1971 as a journal for new and established literary writers. It was edited by Chinua AchebeEnglishNigeria
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OkyeameConfirmed1960-1972Okyeame was a literary magazine founded by the Ghana Society of Writers in the post-Independence era, which saw the rapid rise of a new generation of thinkers, writers and poets in the country. The first issue of Okyeame appeared in 1960,[1] and issues were published, at irregular intervals, up until 1972.[2] Inspired by Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister of Ghana, the publication sought to explore the experiences of Africa from a new intellectual framework. Writers published in the magazine include its first editor Kofi Awoonor, Efua Sutherland (later also editor), Ayi Kwei Armah and Ama Ata Aidoo.[3]EnglishGhana
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OmenanaProspective2014-presentOmenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is published quarterly by Seven Hills Media. All rights reserved. For feedback or information, please email info@omenana.com. Edited and published by Fred Chiagozie NwonwuEnglishNigeria
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Pan African Pocket PoetsConfirmed1971Pan African Pocket Poets (PPP) was a series of 5 chapbooks published by Ulli Beier in Ife, Nigeria between 1971 and 1972. They feature works by 4 Nigerian poets, as well as John Kasaipwalova, from Papua New Guinea. The Nigerian Civil War is a common theme throughout the collection.EnglishNigeria
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SarabaConfirmed2009-currentSaraba is a nonprofit literary magazine published by the Saraba Literary Trust in Nigeria. First published in February 2009, it aims "to create unending voices by publishing the finest emerging writers, with focus on writers from Nigeria, and other parts of Africa".[1] It has become one of the most successful literary magazines in and out of Africa.EnglishNigeria
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The HornConfirmed1958-1964The Horn was a student poetry magazine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The Horn provides a fascinating glimpse of some of the important debates surrounding Nigerian literature in the late 1950s and early 60s, to the present day, as well as some of the tangled relations between poetry in Leeds and Nigeria.EnglishNigeria
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Unir Cinéma: Revue du Cinéma AfricainConfirmed1973-2000Unir Cinéma: Revue du Cinéma Africain was the first periodical entirely devoted to African cinema to come out of Francophone Africa. Its impact established it as an essential reference tool on cinema on the continent.FrenchSenegal
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West Africa MagazineProspective1917-2004Having begun as a source of news about events and issues in the British colonies of West Africa as well as a link between the colonial power and its administrators in the field, for 80 years West Africa magazine was considered a major source of information about the region.EnglishMulti
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L'Afrique actuelleConfirmed1965-1969L'Afrique actuelle was a French-language magazine published between 1959 and 1965, during a period of significant political and social transformation in Africa. The magazine focused on various aspects of African life, including politics, culture, economics, and social issues, often reflecting the perspectives of African intellectuals and leaders of the time. The publication period coincided with the end of French colonial rule in many African countries, making it a critical time for the discussion of African identity, self-determination, and the challenges faced by newly independent nations.FrenchFrance
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Trust NigeriaConfirmed1971-1976A women's magazine focused on health, beauty, relationships, literature, and politicsEnglishNigeria
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L'Afrique litteraire et artistiqueConfirmed1972L’Afrique littéraire et artistique was a Francophone literary and cultural magazine published in Paris in the early 1970s. It played a key role in highlighting and promoting African intellectual, artistic, and literary voices during a pivotal time of postcolonial identity formation across the Francophone world.France
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