Books & Publishers: Africa

AGP Executive Report

Last update: 8 hours ago

Publishing Costs: Nigerian former lawmaker Orok Otu Duke urged the government to remove import duties on books and printing materials, saying high costs are hurting local publishers and putting books beyond many students’ reach. Industry Investment: Afreximbank raised its creative-sector financing commitment to $2 billion at Lagos CANEX, while TETFund opened an academic publishing hub at UNIZIK. African Books Abroad: Three Ghanaian authors are representing the country at Sharjah International Book Fair, and the Sharjah International Book Fair’s 2026 edition opened with 1.7 million titles. Literary Stories: Congolese-South African author Popina Khumanda’s memoir The Smallest Ones, about childhood captivity and escape, is shortlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Awards. Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, jailed for his writing and later exiled, has died at 82.

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Nov. 5, 2026

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3 hours ago

Nigeria Economic Summit Closes With Urgent Call For Tangible Growth, Policy Execution

Nairametrics |

Owner: Ugodre Obi-Chukwu info about owner

Nairametrics

Neutral

Owned By	Ugodre Obi-Chukwu through Nairametrics Financial Advocates Ltd
Year Founded	2013
Website	https://nairametrics.com/
Domain Registration Year	2014
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Nigeria, Lagos
Owner Country	Nigeria

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5 hours ago

Africa’s next great traveller is already at the departure gate

MyJoyOnline |

Owner: Kwasi Twum info about owner

JoyFM

Pending

Owned By	Kwasi Twum through The Multimedia Group Ltd
Year Founded	1995
Website	https://www.myjoyonline.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Ghana, Accra
Owner Country	Ghana

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an hour ago

Zabiri books a place among the Clásico stars at the top of La Liga

Goal |

Owner: Integrated Media Company info about owner

Goal

Neutral

Owned By	Integrated Media Company (TPG, Inc. as largest shareholder) through FootballCo Media Ltd
Year Founded	1998
Website	https://www.goal.com/en
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	United States

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3 hours ago

Growing bigger is becoming a liability for Nigerian businesses

Nairametrics |

Owner: Ugodre Obi-Chukwu info about owner

Nairametrics

Neutral

Owned By	Ugodre Obi-Chukwu through Nairametrics Financial Advocates Ltd
Year Founded	2013
Website	https://nairametrics.com/
Domain Registration Year	2014
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Nigeria, Lagos
Owner Country	Nigeria

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4 hours ago

Inside the Toronto bookstore where a vending machine picks your next read

Toronto.com |

Owner: Jordan Bitove info about owner

Toronto.com

Pending

Owned By	Jordan Bitove through NordStar Capital, Torstar Corporation & Metroland Media Group Ltd
Year Founded	1997
Website	Toronto.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Canada, Toronto
Owner Country	Canada

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30 minutes ago

All is fair in books and coffee at Frankfurt, despite AI anxieties and geopolitical unease

The Economic Times |

Owner: Sahu Jain Family info about owner

Economic Times

Center-right

Owned By	Sahu Jain Family through Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd
Year Founded	1961
Website	https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	India, Noida
Owner Country	India

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an hour ago

19 Books Coming in November 2026 That You Absolutely Need to Read

Marie Claire U.S. |

Owner: Future PLC info about owner

Marie Claire U.S.

Left-wing

Owned By	Future PLC through Future US LLC
Year Founded	1994
Website	https://www.marieclaire.com/
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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an hour ago

South Africa’s Sappi offers concessions to save $1.6 billion transatlantic merger that would fold UPM’s US paper business into Europe’s largest producer

Business Insider Africa |

Owner: Leonard Stiegeler info about owner

Business Insider Africa

Neutral

Owned By	Leonard Stiegeler through Pulse Africa
Year Founded	2017
Website	https://africa.businessinsider.com/
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Nigeria, Lagos
Owner Country	Germany

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