Walter Bgoya

There is a general opinion that publishing in Africa is developing. This view is based on evidence that more books are being published today than two decades ago and on the proliferation of indigenous publishing houses. This is indeed the case, but the development has been more quantitative than qualitative and this is not good enough to measure development of a publishing industry. Publishing in Africa remains an enclave industry serving foreign multinationals and their 'joint ventures', w...read more