This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
The Marrakech African Book Festival is preparing to organize its third session from January 30 to February 2, 2025, with the participation of 50 writers from more than 20 countries and three continents.
The festival, founded by Mahi Benbin, Fatima Wan, Hanan Saidi and Younes Agray, is the first continental festival dedicated to African books in Morocco, organized by the “We Art Africa” association.
The session takes place under the honorary presidency of the Nobel Prize-winning writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
The program includes cultural and literary topics highlighting the productions of African and diaspora writers and their descendants, with a particular emphasis on the voices of African women in world literature.
Author Ananda Devi will deliver the opening lecture, while former French Minister of Justice Christine Taubira will share her literary passion and social commitment.
The festival also includes various activities such as literary cafés, signing sessions, activities for children and artistic evenings including music, poetry and cinema.
It should be noted that the two previous editions had remarkable success, since the 2024 edition attracted more than 10,000 visitors and was followed by 30,000 people online.
