Voicing African Voices

Author

Kouraogo Emmanuel

Emmanuel KOURAOGO was born at Koupéla in Burkina Faso. He was educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Koudougou (ENSK). He has taught mathematics and physics in several localities in his home country. He is currently Pedagogic Adviser for physics at the Directorate General for Inspections and Professional Training in Burkina Faso.

Literature Novels and Short Stories Urban Life

Bi Tirga

by Kouraogo Emmanuel

Léonard Bi Tirga, fils d’un paysan pauvre, est un élève studieux. Par manque d’argent, il quitte l’école et se débrouille pour étudier, travailler et…

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.