African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Mpho 'M'atšepo Nthunya
Autobiographer
Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Majdhub†
Poet
Nadifa Mohamed
Novelist
Naguib Mahfouz†
Nobel; Nobel Laureate; Nobel Laureate in Literature; Nobel Winner
Nassur Attoumani
Poet & Playwright
Nimrod
Poet & Novelist
Nina Bouraoui
Novelist
Nkanya Nkwai
Actress
NoViolet Bulawayo
Booker Prize Nominee
Nouri Bouzid
Director & Screenwriter
Odete Semedo
Poet & Academic
Othello Brandy Garblah
Playwright & Director
Ousmane Socé Diop†
Novelist & Politician
Patrice Nganang
Novelist & Academic
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
Poet & Professor
Paulin Joachim†
Poet & Journalist
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra†
Pioneer Filmmaker
Pepetela
Novelist
Petina Gappah
Novelist & Lawyer
Pierre Sammy-Mackfoy†
Novelist
Pélagie Gbaguidi
Performance Artist
Qamaan Bulxan†
Poet
Raage Ugaas Warfaa†
Poet
Rahmatou Keïta
Director (Niger-Ivory Coast)