At this year’s African Book Festival Berlin Bisi Alimi was in conversation with JJ Bola and Fikri Anıl Altıntaş on men’s power, privilege and accountability. The room was packed and emotions ran high on stage and in the audience. Obviously, there was a need to extend the conversation.

How can men take responsibility, both individually and collectively, especially when at the same time racialised perceptions cast them as potential threats? A conversation on responsibility, solidarity, and reimagining masculinity as a shared social project.

The guys need to talk and we say: Let them!

Join us to discuss various visions of redefining masculinity at MOA Berlin on 2. October. Moderated by Celia Parley

Edwige-Renée Dro, Tendai Huchu, Niq Mhlongo and Stefanie Hirsbrunner just cannot stop fighting about the books they read and love, so let’s indulge them and enjoy some playful banter at the winter edition of our Literary Quartet.

May the games begin: 4 panelists bring one book they love to the table. Will the other three love it as much as they do? Will they be able to convince each other or is a good book after all in the eye of the beholder? Let’s find out.

Up for debate are Les aquatiques | The Aquatics | Ante Mortem by Osvalde Lewat, All Flesh by Ananda Devi, Curandera by Irenosen Okojie and Black Foam | Morgen ein anderer by Haji Jabir.