African Arts & Culture Leaders

Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa

685
Influential People
51
Countries Represented
All Countries Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad
Namwali Serpell

Namwali Serpell

Novelist & Pulitzer Winner

Zambia
Nuruddin Farah

Nuruddin Farah

Novelist & Neustadt Prize Winner

Somalia
Osvalde Lewat

Osvalde Lewat

Actress & Director

Cameroon
Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Actor

Algeria
Scholastique Mukasonga

Scholastique Mukasonga

Novelist (Rwanda-Burundi)

Burundi
Sefi Atta

Sefi Atta

Playwright; Playwright & Novelist

Nigeria

Shimmer Chinodya

Novelist

Zimbabwe
Syndy Emade

Syndy Emade

Actress & Producer

Cameroon
Terry Pheto

Terry Pheto

Actress & Producer; GP

South Africa

Tongayi Chirisa

Actor

Zimbabwe
Van Vicker

Van Vicker

Actor & Producer

Ghana

Wema Sepetu

Actress & Model

Tanzania
Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Nelson

Actress

Ghana

Abasse Ndione

Novelist & Playwright

Senegal

Abdel Rahman al-Abnudi†

Poet (Egypt-Sudan)

Sudan
Abdelkrim Ghallab†

Abdelkrim Ghallab†

Novelist & Journalist

Morocco
Abdellah Taïa

Abdellah Taïa

Novelist & Filmmaker

Morocco
Abdelwahab Meddeb†

Abdelwahab Meddeb†

Poet & Novelist

Tunisia
Abdoulaye Brahim

Abdoulaye Brahim

Novelist

Chad

Abdoulaye Mamani

Novelist

Niger
Abdourahman Waberi

Abdourahman Waberi

Novelist

Djibouti
Abdourahman Waberi

Abdourahman Waberi

Novelist (Djibouti-Somalia)

Somalia
Abdulai Sila

Abdulai Sila

Novelist

Guinea-Bissau
Aboubacar Said Salim

Aboubacar Said Salim

Poet

Comoros
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