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
Yonas Manna

Yonas Manna

Painter

Eritrea

Zalissa Ouédraogo

Actress

Burkina Faso
Zodwa Motsa

Zodwa Motsa

Novelist

Eswatini

Abdillahi Doualeh Waiss

Novelist

Djibouti

Abdoulaye Mamani†

Novelist & Trade Unionist

Niger

Abdoulaye Sadji†

Novelist & Educator

Senegal

Abdoulie Sey

Playwright & Director

Gambia
Abdourahman Ali Waberi

Abdourahman Ali Waberi

Novelist & Academic

Djibouti
Adamou Idé

Adamou Idé

Novelist

Niger

Agnelo Regalla

Playwright

Guinea-Bissau
Ahmat Yacoub

Ahmat Yacoub

Poet

Chad
Aichatou Ousmane

Aichatou Ousmane

Poet

Niger

Alexander Kanengoni†

Novelist & War Writer

Zimbabwe
Amina Saïd Chiré

Amina Saïd Chiré

Poet (France-Djibouti)

Djibouti

Amina Weira

Actress; Poet

Chad
Aminata Fall

Aminata Fall

Novelist & Feminist

Senegal
Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares

Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares

Poet; Professor & Poet

Angola

Antoine Collie

Poet & Cultural Activist

Seychelles
Arménio Vieira

Arménio Vieira

Poet & Camões Prize Winner

Cape Verde

Athanase Karayenga

Actor & Director

Burundi

Baba Moustapha

Novelist

Chad

Bai T. Moore†

Novelist & Educator

Liberia
Baltasar Lopes†

Baltasar Lopes†

Novelist & Poet

Cape Verde
Barkat Gourad Hamadou

Barkat Gourad Hamadou

Novelist

Djibouti
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