<P> With liberation and increased literacy since most African nations gained their independence in the 1950s and 1960s , African literature has grown dramatically in quantity and in recognition , with numerous African works appearing in Western academic curricula and on `` best of '' lists compiled at the end of the 20th century . African writers in this period wrote both in Western languages ( notably English , French , and Portuguese ) and in traditional African languages such as Hausa . </P>
<P> With liberation and increased literacy since most African nations gained their independence in the 1950s and 1960s , African literature has grown dramatically in quantity and in recognition , with numerous African works appearing in Western academic curricula and on `` best of '' lists compiled at the end of the 20th century . African writers in this period wrote both in Western languages ( notably English , French , and Portuguese ) and in traditional African languages such as Hausa . </P>
forces that informed the growth of african literature
forces that informed the growth of african literature
liberation and increased literacy
liberation and increased literacy