The winner of the ninth edition of one of Africa's top literary awards, the Caine Prize for African Writing, is due to be announced.
Two writers from South Africa have been shortlisted for the prestigious prize, along with candidates from Ghana, Malawi, and Nigeria.
The prize can be awarded to African writers who have published fiction on the continent or elsewhere.
There were more than 70 entries for the Ј10,000 ($20,000)prize.
The prize is named after Sir Michael Caine, a former chairman of Booker plc.
Last year's Caine Rushdie tipped for Booker treble ...
Ringing hollow ... Prize was won by Ugandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko for the Jambula Tree, a story about lesbianism.
(BBC)
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