I have been named on the New African Most Influential Africans 2020. New African is an English-language monthly news magazine, “the bestselling pan-African magazine” that has been published since 1966. One of the magazine’s most anticipated honours is its annual “Most Influential Africans 2020” which started in 2011. The annual lists have celebrated the best …
Category: Awards
Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year 2020
This year, I have been named the Brittlepaper African Literary Person of the Year 2020. Brittle Paper is a leading resource for African literature on the web and the Ainehi Edoro-Glines founded publication has this year named me their African Literary Person of the Year. Here is part of the citation for their submission; Brittle …
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Receiving the Goethe Medal 2020 on Wolfgang Von Goethe’s birthday.
I officially received the Goethe Medal on Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe’s birthday, August 28, 2020. The Goethe Medal was first awarded by the Goethe Institute in 1954 and recognized by the Federal Republic of Germany as an official badge of honour in 1975. Over 354 personalities from 67 countries have been conferred the honour, including …
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