Voicing African Voices

Author

Lughano Mwangwegho

Lughano Mwangwegho is second born to the inventor of Mwangwego script (a system of writing bantu languages using symbols). He enjoys reading, performing and writing. In 1997 his poems appeared in Moni magazine and since then he has had poetry and short stories published in weekly papers and magazines. In 2011 his play, Stains of Decay won the best script award at the ATEM (Association for the teaching of English in Malawi) competition. He holds D.A.L.F (Diplome Approfondi de la langue francaise) which allows him to teach and examine French oral/aural examinations in Malawi.

Literature Poetry

Echoes of a Whisper

by Lughano Mwangwegho

Lughano Mwangwegho’s Echoes of a Whisper is an imaginative array of poetic verse steeped in Africa and tackling the fraught space of being betwixt and between,…

Literature Poetry

Shadows of Footsteps

by Lughano Mwangwegho

As memorable for the beauty of his descriptions as for his poetic vision, in these poems Mwangwegho captures the tenderness of Malawi and the…

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.

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Viviane Koua, (PhD) Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Auburn University, Auburn AL. USA on Centres and Peripheries in Literatures: Interrogating Hegemonic Canonism