African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Jean Pliya†
Playwright & Novelist
Jean-Baptiste Simukeka
Novelist
Jean-Luc Raharimanana
Novelist & Poet
Jean-Marie Téno
Documentary Filmmaker
João Carlos Schwarz
Filmmaker
Julius Spencer
Actor & Director
Kaká Barboza
Poet
Kalthoum Mahamat
Actress
Kangni Alem
Novelist & Journalist
Ken Bugul
Novelist & Autobiographer
Khadidja Abakar
Actress; Novelist
Khal Torabully
Poet & Coolitude Theorist
Kifouli Dossou
Artist
Kiki Lima
Artist
Kimi Djabaté
Kora Player
Koffi Kwahulé
Playwright (France-based)
Koleka Putuma
Poet & Performer
Kossi Efoui
Playwright; Playwright & Novelist
Koulsy Lamko
Playwright & Novelist
Legson Kayira†
Novelist "I Will Try"
Leila Aboulela
Novelist
Leila Sebbar
Novelist
Leila Slimani
Goncourt Prize Winner
Leoncio Evita Enoy
Poet & Playwright