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Following our London programme, #HIBAF26 heads to Kaduna on 4–5 December and Abuja on 11 December 2026. We look forward to seeing you! Mu haɗu a HIBAF🎉

Wa zai iya rubuta mana karin magana guda uku a kwamen👇🏽💃🏻 #hibaf26

🥁 THE WAIT IS OVER! The official #HIBAF26 tote bag is finally here, and you can get yours for ₦7,999! Ready to take a little piece of HIBAF with you? Order here: hausabaf.com/merchandise

Just a few more hours! ⏳❤️ The official #HIBAF26 tote bag reveal is happening today at 5 PM. Don’t miss it!

Mutanen HIBAF, kun shirya? The #hibaf26 tote bag reveal goes LIVE tomorrow at 5 PM! 👜

Kaloli nawa kuka sani da harshen Hausa? 🤔 Mu haɗu a HIBAF! 🎉 #hibaf26

Jane East shares her family’s connection to Hausa publishing and her mother’s work as an illustrator in Nigeria. Thank you for joining us at #hibaf26 London, Jane!

HIBAF has officially crossed borders! 🇳🇬❤️🇬🇧 Our first London programme was one for the books, and we’re still celebrating! 📚✨ 🎥 zainabhassanxo #hibaf26

London, you’ve been a joy! 🇬🇧❤️ That’s a wrap on #HIBAF26 London! Thank you to all our guests and participants for making it special. Next stops: Kaduna, 4–5 December, and Abuja, 11 December 2026. Who’s joining us next? 👀❤️

📚 Closing Ceremony As #HIBAF26 London comes to a close, we celebrate Hausa literature and culture, featuring R. M. East and His Literary Legacies.

📚 Happening now: Our final #HIBAF26 London panel! Rayuwar Hausawa a Landan explores the experiences of Hausa people in London, navigating life away from home while preserving their language, culture, and identity.

🎙️ NOW HAPPENING: BEHIND UROMI-16: THE STORY Director Musa Gwary and writer Sa’id Sa’ad Abubakar discuss the events behind the documentary and the lives forever changed by them, moderated by Sada Malumfashi. #HIBAF26

🎬 Now screening at #HIBAF26: UROMI-16: The Story, the official festival film. The documentary revisits the events of 27 March 2025 in Uromi, Edo State, where 16 hunters lost their lives, and the lasting human cost of the tragedy.

✨Happening now at #HIBAF26! Crossing Literary Worlds: Hausa–African Languages What philosophies do our languages preserve? What possibilities emerge when they meet? This panel explores language, knowledge, and our interconnected literary worlds through Hausa Philosophy

✨ Happy HIBAF26 Day! 🇬🇧📚 We’ve kicked off in London with “The Gender of Language: From Nana Asma’u to Contemporary Writers,” exploring gender, language, and Hausa literature across generations. Stay tuned for more! ❤️ #HIBAF26

POV: HIBAF London is just HOURS away and the excitement has officially taken over! 😂💃🏽 ___ Saura ƙiris a fara Baje kojin Littatafai da Fasahohin Hausa a birnin Ladan🎉💃🏻 Mu dai mun gama shiri, saura a fara bikin kawai! 😂💃🏽 #hibaf26

Dr Hadiza Kere Abdulrahman is a Senior Lecturer in Inclusive and Special Education at the University of Lincoln, UK. Her research explores broader issues of knowledge and identity, with a particular focus on the Almajiranci system of Qur’anic education in Northern Nigeria.

Swipe through for a peek at the film screening and closing ceremony at #HIBAF26 London. 📍 SOAS University of London 🗓️ Saturday, 24 October | 10 AM–5 PM Sai mun hadu a HIBAF! 🥰

A closer look at HIBAF26 London! 🇬🇧✨ Swipe through our panel discussions for a full day of conversations, ideas and connections. 📍 SOAS University of London 🗓️ Saturday, 24 October | 10 AM–5 PM Sai mun hadu a HIBAF! 🥰 #HIBAF26

Welcome to London 🇬🇧 The programme for our HIBAF26 London opening is here! ✨ Join us Saturday, 24th October, for a full day of conversations, ideas, and cultural exchange. Swipe through to see what we’ve in store for you. Have you gotten your tickets yet? We’ve a few left!