It recognises new African short story writers since the beginning of the 21st Century. All four Nobel Prize for Literature laureates from Africa have helped in establishing the prestige of this coveted prize as patrons. In 2003, his counterpart Yvonne Owuor clinched the prize, making Kenya the first country to win the prize twice in a row. The award itself will be given in July of this year, assuming the Covid-19 global pandemic will not deter the organisers. Closer home, it is not clear whether literary scholars and researchers of oral literature and folklore will still attend the 13th International Conference of the International Society of Oral Literature in Africa (Isola).

Source: The Star April 16, 2020 18:56 UTC