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

Steve Chimombo†

Poet & Playwright

Malawi
Steven Kanumba†

Steven Kanumba†

Actor & Producer

Tanzania
Suhaib Gasmelbari

Suhaib Gasmelbari

Director & Producer

Sudan
T.T. Figueira

T.T. Figueira

Poet

Cape Verde

Taban Lo Liyong

Poet & Academic

South Sudan
Tahar Bekri

Tahar Bekri

Poet & Academic

Tunisia
Tayeb Salih†

Tayeb Salih†

Novelist Season of Migration to the North

Sudan
Thomas Decker†

Thomas Decker†

Krio Poet

Sierra Leone
Tierno Monénembo

Tierno Monénembo

Prix Renaudot Winner

Guinea
Tijan Sallah

Tijan Sallah

Poet & Economist

Gambia

Tony Tcheka

Poet

Guinea-Bissau
Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga

Novelist & Filmmaker

Zimbabwe
Ubah Cristina Ali Farah

Ubah Cristina Ali Farah

Writer

Somalia

Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa

Novelist

Mozambique
Vamba Sherif

Vamba Sherif

Novelist

Liberia
Véronique Tadjo

Véronique Tadjo

Novelist & Poet

Ivory Coast
Wame Molefhe

Wame Molefhe

Poet & Novelist

Botswana

Warsan Shire

Poet

Somalia
Wayétu Moore

Wayétu Moore

Author "She Would Be King"

Liberia
Werewere Liking

Werewere Liking

Novelist & Playwright

Cameroon

Williams Sassine†

Novelist

Guinea
Yambo Ouologuem†

Yambo Ouologuem†

Novelist & Prix Renaudot Winner

Mali
Yasmina Khadra

Yasmina Khadra

Novelist

Algeria
Yolande Mukagasana

Yolande Mukagasana

Genocide Survivor & Author

Rwanda
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