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

Binwell Sinyangwe

Novelist

Malawi
Birago Diop†

Birago Diop†

Poet & Storyteller

Senegal
Boureima Ouédraogo

Boureima Ouédraogo

Actor

Burkina Faso
Bushra al-Fadil

Bushra al-Fadil

Poet & Novelist

Sudan

Cabdi Miskiin†

Playwright

Somalia

Cabdi Muxumed Amiin†

Poet

Somalia

Cabdullaahi Qarshe†

Composer National Anthem

Somalia
Cabdullahi Diiriye Guuleed

Cabdullahi Diiriye Guuleed

Poet

Somalia

Cabdulqaadir Xirsi 'Yamyam'†

Poet

Somalia

Cali Dhuh†

Poet

Somalia

Calixte Biakolo

Novelist & Poet

Central African Republic

Calixte Dakpogan

Metal Sculptor

Benin

Camara Aboubacar Sidiki

Novelist & Poet

Guinea

Carl de Souza

Novelist

Mauritius
Catherine Kamau

Catherine Kamau

Actress & Producer

Kenya
Charles Mungoshi†

Charles Mungoshi†

Novelist & Poet

Zimbabwe
Cheikh Aliou Ndao†

Cheikh Aliou Ndao†

Playwright & Poet

Senegal
Chenjerai Hove†

Chenjerai Hove†

Poet & Novelist

Zimbabwe
Condetto Nénékhaly-Camara

Condetto Nénékhaly-Camara

Playwright

Guinea

Corsino Fortes†

Poet

Cape Verde
Cristina Ali Farah

Cristina Ali Farah

Novelist (Italy-Somalia)

Somalia
Dani Kouyaté

Dani Kouyaté

Director & Griot; Director (Mali-Burkina Faso)

Burkina Faso

Dani Kouyaté

Director & Griot

Mali

Dina Salústio

Novelist & Feminist

Cape Verde
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