Library

This month's Library Highlight features Nigerian fiction writer, visual artist, and multi-award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi. Emezi is best known for the acclaimed novel Freshwater, but the African Library holds no less than ten of their books. Emezi's writing frequently puts LGBTQ+ themes at the centre of their work.

On 19 June 2026, the annual meeting of the ELIAS network took place in the African Library. Nearly 30 participants from African libraries, museums, archives and universities across Europe and Africa attended, making it an interactive and engaging event.

On 1 October, we celebrate International Coffee Day, a global celebration created by the International Coffee Organization, to bring coffee lovers around the world together for a single day dedicated to coffee. The occasion is also used to promote fair trade coffee and to raise awareness for the plight of the coffee growers.