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'''Kachifo Limited''' is an independent publishing house based in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]. It was founded in 2004 by Muhtar Bakare. Its imprints currently include Farafina Books, Farafina Educational, Prestige Books, and Farafina Magazine.
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'''Kachifo Limited''' is an independent publishing house based in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]. It was founded in 2004 by Muhtar Bakare. Its imprints include Farafina Books, Farafina Educational, and Prestige Books. From 2004 to 2009, it published the influential ''[[Farafina Magazine]]''.

Kachifo's work is notable in [[Postcolonial literature|postcolonial]] literature for helping lay "the foundations of a pan-African literary network"<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wallis |first1=Kate |title=Exchanges in Nairobi and Lagos: Mapping Literary Networks and World Literary Space|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/reseafrilite.49.1.10 |journal=Research in African Literatures |volume=49 |issue=1 |date=Spring 2018|access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref> alongside [[Cassava Republic Press]] and Nairobi-based publishers [[Kwani?|Kwani Trust]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Suhr-Sytsma |first1=Nathan |title=The extroverted African novel and literary publishing in the twenty-first century|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26739749 |journal=Journal of African Cultural Studies |volume=30 |issue=3 |date=September 2018|access-date=18 Oct 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2010/08/nigerias-farafina-books-publishing-by-africans-for-africans/|title=Nigeria’s Farafina Books: Publishing By Africans for Africans|website=Publishing Perspectives|first=Belinda|last= Otas|date=20 August 2010|access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref> Several Nigerian authors who have later achieved international success either worked at Kachifo or were first published by Kachifo, including [[Oyinkan Braithwaite]], [[Petina Gappah]], and [[Bisi Adjapon]].


==Farafina Books==
==Farafina Books==


'''Farafina Books''' is an independent publisher of literary and popular fiction, textbooks, coffee table, general interest and children's books.
'''Farafina Books''' is an imprint of Kachifo Limited that publishes literary and popular fiction, textbooks, coffee table, general interest and children's books.


Farafina has established a presence in the West African sub-continent and has built up a reputation as a credible outlet for good quality contemporary African writing. Four of the imprint's literary fiction publications have gone on to win major awards: ''[[Purple Hibiscus]]'' ([[Commonwealth Writers' Prize|Commonwealth Prize for first book]]) and ''[[Half of a Yellow Sun]]'' ([[Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction]]), both by [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]], ''[[Everything Good Will Come]]'' ([[2006 Wole Soyinka]] Prize for Fiction) by [[Sefi Atta]].{{Fact|date=November 2007}} and ''[[Zahrah the Windseeker]]'' ([[2008 Wole Soyinka]] Prize for Fiction) by [[Nnedi Okorafor]].
Farafina published the Nigerian edition of [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]]'s ''[[Purple Hibiscus]]'', the winner of the [[Commonwealth Writers' Prize]], and her ''[[Half of a Yellow Sun]]'', winner of the [[Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction]]. Other award recipients include [[Sefi Atta]]'s 2006 ''[[Everything Good Will Come]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openbooknigeria.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/everything-good-will-come-sefi-atta/|title=EVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME – SEFI ATTA|website=Open Book Nigeria|date=19 July 2014|access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref> and [[Nnedi Okorafor]]'s 2005 ''[[Zahrah the Windseeker]]'', both winners of the [[Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa]].


==Prestige Books==
==Prestige Books==
'''Prestige Books''' is a subsidy publishing imprint of Kachifo Limited.
'''Prestige Books''' is a subsidy publishing imprint of Kachifo Limited.


==Farafina Magazine==
==''Farafina Magazine''==
{{main|Farafina Magazine}}
'''Farafina Magazine''' is a quarterly publication (it was a bi-monthly until September 2007) which provides a high quality medium for people all over the world to freely express their world view. It is a general interest magazine written in simple uncluttered prose and illustrated with humorous drawings and photographs. The magazine has received strong commendations from people from different walks of life.{{Fact|date=November 2007}}
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'''''Farafina Magazine''''' was a general-interest magazine with each issue compiled by a guest editor. Editors have included the writers [[Uzodinma Iweala]], [[Molara Wood]], [[Okey Ndibe]], and [[Petina Gappah]]. It has featured the works of [[Wole Soyinka]], [[Segun Afolabi]], [[Uche James-Iroha]], [[Funmi Iyanda]], [[Dinaw Mengestu]], Barbara Murray, [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]], [[Jackee Budesta Batanda]], [[Helon Habila]], Tosin Oshinowo, [[Patrice Nganang]], Jide Alakija, and [[Nnedi Okorafor]].

Every issue of the magazine is compiled by a guest editor. Guest editors for the magazine have included the writers Uzodinma Iweala, Molara Wood, Okey Ndibe, and Petina Gappah.

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'''Farafina Magazine''' has featured the works of Wole Soyinka, Segun Afolabi, Uche James Iroha, [[Funmi Iyanda]], Dinaw Mengestu, Barbara Murray, [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]], Jackee Budesta Batanda, Helon Habila, Tosin Oshinowo, Patrice Nganang, Jide Alakija, [[Nnedi Okorafor]] and a plethora of other writers and graphical artists.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.kachifo.com/general/index.php Kachifo Ltd. Website]
* [http://www.kachifo.com Kachifo Ltd website]
==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Book publishing companies]]
[[Category:Book publishing companies of Nigeria]]
[[Category:Companies based in Lagos]]
[[Category:Magazine publishing companies]]
[[Category:Magazine publishing companies]]
[[Category:Media companies of Nigeria]]
[[Category:Mass media in Lagos]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, 9 July 2023

Kachifo Limited
Founded2004; 21 years ago (2004)
FoundersMuhtar Bakare
Country of originNigeria
Headquarters locationLagos, Nigeria
ImprintsFarafina Books; Farafina Educational; Prestige Books
Official websitewww.kachifo.com

Kachifo Limited is an independent publishing house based in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded in 2004 by Muhtar Bakare. Its imprints include Farafina Books, Farafina Educational, and Prestige Books. From 2004 to 2009, it published the influential Farafina Magazine.

Kachifo's work is notable in postcolonial literature for helping lay "the foundations of a pan-African literary network"[1] alongside Cassava Republic Press and Nairobi-based publishers Kwani Trust.[2][3] Several Nigerian authors who have later achieved international success either worked at Kachifo or were first published by Kachifo, including Oyinkan Braithwaite, Petina Gappah, and Bisi Adjapon.

Farafina Books

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Farafina Books is an imprint of Kachifo Limited that publishes literary and popular fiction, textbooks, coffee table, general interest and children's books.

Farafina published the Nigerian edition of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, the winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and her Half of a Yellow Sun, winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. Other award recipients include Sefi Atta's 2006 Everything Good Will Come[4] and Nnedi Okorafor's 2005 Zahrah the Windseeker, both winners of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.

Prestige Books

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Prestige Books is a subsidy publishing imprint of Kachifo Limited.

Farafina Magazine

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Main article: Farafina Magazine

Farafina Magazine was a general-interest magazine with each issue compiled by a guest editor. Editors have included the writers Uzodinma Iweala, Molara Wood, Okey Ndibe, and Petina Gappah. It has featured the works of Wole Soyinka, Segun Afolabi, Uche James-Iroha, Funmi Iyanda, Dinaw Mengestu, Barbara Murray, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jackee Budesta Batanda, Helon Habila, Tosin Oshinowo, Patrice Nganang, Jide Alakija, and Nnedi Okorafor.

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References

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  1. ^ Wallis, Kate (Spring 2018). "Exchanges in Nairobi and Lagos: Mapping Literary Networks and World Literary Space". Research in African Literatures. 49 (1). Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ Suhr-Sytsma, Nathan (September 2018). "The extroverted African novel and literary publishing in the twenty-first century". Journal of African Cultural Studies. 30 (3). Retrieved 18 Oct 2022.
  3. ^ Otas, Belinda (20 August 2010). "Nigeria's Farafina Books: Publishing By Africans for Africans". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ "EVERYTHING GOOD WILL COME – SEFI ATTA". Open Book Nigeria. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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