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
Diriye Osman

Diriye Osman

Short Story Writer

Somalia
Djaïli Amadou Amal

Djaïli Amadou Amal

Novelist & Goncourt Winner

Cameroon
Djibril Ouédraogo

Djibril Ouédraogo

Actor

Burkina Faso

Domingas Samy

Poet

Guinea-Bissau
Driss Chraïbi†

Driss Chraïbi†

Novelist & Pioneer

Morocco

Edem Awumey

Novelist (Canada-based)

Togo

Ellen Banda-Aaku

Novelist

Zambia
Elnathan John

Elnathan John

Satirist; Satirist & Novelist

Nigeria
Emmanuel Dongala

Emmanuel Dongala

Novelist & Chemist

Republic of the Congo

Emna Belhaj Yahia

Novelist

Tunisia

Eugène Ébodé

Novelist

Cameroon
Fanta Régina Nacro

Fanta Régina Nacro

Director & Producer

Burkina Faso

Farah Abdillahi Miguil

Poet

Djibouti
Fatimata Mounkaila

Fatimata Mounkaila

Poet; Women's Rights Activist

Niger
Fatimé Haroun

Fatimé Haroun

Actress; Poet

Chad
Fatou Ouédraogo

Fatou Ouédraogo

Actress

Burkina Faso
Fatoumata Coulibaly

Fatoumata Coulibaly

Actress

Mali
Flora Gomes

Flora Gomes

Film Director

Guinea-Bissau

Francis Bebey†

Novelist & Musician

Cameroon
Francis Mading Deng

Francis Mading Deng

Novelist & Diplomat

South Sudan
Fátima Bettencourt

Fátima Bettencourt

Poet

Cape Verde
Félix Couchoro†

Félix Couchoro†

Pioneer Novelist

Benin

Félix Couchoro†

Pioneer Novelist

Togo

Félix Tchicaya U Tam'si†

Poet & Playwright

Republic of the Congo
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