The second edition of the festival brings together 20 African and nine Emirati authors for around 20 Library sessions, book talks and panel discussions \u2013 and a series of African cooking sessions. The theme is \u201cThe African Way\u201d, which is more or less what you\u2019d expect given the title. There\u2019s not much detail on what happens when and who\u2019s involved, but The National has listed some of the authors due to attend:<\/p>\n
Lemn Sissay<\/strong> British-Ethiopian poet, writer and playwright
\nSiphiwe Gloria Ndlovu<\/strong> Zimbabwean novelist, winner of Best International Fiction Book award at last year\u2019s\u00a0Sharjah International Book Fair
\nTsitsi Dangarembga<\/strong> Zimbabwean author who has been longlisted for the Booker
\nNahida Esmail<\/strong> Tanzanian author and poet known for young adult and children\u2019s literature
\nRichard Mabala<\/strong> British-Tanzanian cultural activist and author
\nSefi Atta<\/strong> Nigerian-American author
\nDilman Dila<\/strong> Ugandan writer and filmmaker
\nBeatrice Lamwaka<\/strong> Ugandan author<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"