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

Jean Pliya†

Playwright & Novelist

Benin

Jean-Baptiste Simukeka

Novelist

Burundi
Jean-Luc Raharimanana

Jean-Luc Raharimanana

Novelist & Poet

Madagascar
Jean-Marie Téno

Jean-Marie Téno

Documentary Filmmaker

Cameroon
João Carlos Schwarz

João Carlos Schwarz

Filmmaker

Guinea-Bissau
Julius Spencer

Julius Spencer

Actor & Director

Sierra Leone

Kaká Barboza

Poet

Cape Verde

Kalthoum Mahamat

Actress

Chad

Kangni Alem

Novelist & Journalist

Togo
Ken Bugul

Ken Bugul

Novelist & Autobiographer

Senegal

Khadidja Abakar

Actress; Novelist

Chad

Khal Torabully

Poet & Coolitude Theorist

Mauritius

Kifouli Dossou

Artist

Benin
Kiki Lima

Kiki Lima

Artist

Cape Verde

Kimi Djabaté

Kora Player

Guinea-Bissau

Koffi Kwahulé

Playwright (France-based)

Benin
Koleka Putuma

Koleka Putuma

Poet & Performer

South Africa

Kossi Efoui

Playwright; Playwright & Novelist

Togo
Koulsy Lamko

Koulsy Lamko

Playwright & Novelist

Chad

Legson Kayira†

Novelist "I Will Try"

Malawi
Leila Aboulela

Leila Aboulela

Novelist

Sudan
Leila Sebbar

Leila Sebbar

Novelist

Algeria
Leila Slimani

Leila Slimani

Goncourt Prize Winner

Morocco

Leoncio Evita Enoy

Poet & Playwright

Equatorial Guinea
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