At the just ended Rentrée Littéraire du Mali 2024, Walid Amri took home the Prix Ahmed Baba award with a cash prize of 3 million CFA; Zeina Haidara received the Prix Massa Makan Diabaté award with a cash prize of 2 million CFA; while Ousman Toure and Benaouda Lebdai were award the Prix Union Européenne Premier Romand and the Prix Moussa Sow respectively, each with a cash prize of 1 million CFA.
The Rentrée Littéraire du Mali (Literary Return of Mali) is an annual literary festival held in Bamako, Mali. Since 2008, the festival has welcomed writers, scientists, researchers, and artists from five continents, as well as the general public, to challenge our imaginations and territories in order to promote harmonious living and a sustainable world.
L’Afrique du vivre-ensemble (The Africa of Living Together) was the theme this year, and guests in Bamako were treated to poetry and prose readings, literary cafés, seminars, debates, tributes, keynote talks, and much more. Events were brought to a close with the announcement of this years prize winners.
Congratulations to each and every winner!
