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African literary heritage, accessible at last.

PAPYRUS is an interactive digital library devoted to the continent's works, stories and knowledge. Built to be read anywhere, by anyone.

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Available in theory, unfindable in practice.

Major works exist, but scattered, held off the continent, or in formats nobody reads on a phone. A heritage technically available and practically out of reach.

What PAPYRUS will be

Reading designed for mobile

The first screen for most African readers.

Interactive

Annotate, explore context, understand references.

Accessible

Built for weak connections and local languages.

Alive

The works, but also the stories and knowledge that never reached a bookshop.

Be among the first readers.

We're opening access gradually. Leave your email and we'll let you know, and we'll ask what you want to read.