Digital technology is the future of African literature: Ikhide Roland Ikheloa in conversation with Darlington Chibueze Anuonye

Abstract For more than a decade Ikhide Roland Ikheloa, a Nigerian writer and literary critic, has been consistent in his advocacy for the recognition of the internet and social media as platforms that house authentic African narratives in the twenty-first century. In this interview, which took place between Maryland, USA and Aba, Nigeria through Facebook Messenger, Ikheloa expounds his views on the indispensability of digital technology in African literature.