Voicing African Voices

Author

Bole Butake

Bole Butake is an Emeritus Professor of Drama and African Literature at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. He is also a distinguished and internationally acclaimed playwright.

Drama Literature

Dance of the Vampires and Six Other Plays

by Bole Butake

This crowning collection brings together seven of Bole Butake’s finest plays since 1984, namely: Dance of the Vampires; Family Saga; Lake God; Betrothal Without…

Anthologies & Collections Literature Poetry

Cameroon Anthology of Poetry

by Bole Butake

In this carefully thought-through anthology, Bole Butake brings Cameroonian poets of different generations, gender, regions, backgrounds and interests into conversation not only among themselves…

The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.