African Author Must-Reads

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys by Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsian Deng, and Judy Bernstein

What is the What by Dave Eggers with Valentino Achak Deng

The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays by Chinua Achebe