African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Yonas Manna
Painter
Zalissa Ouédraogo
Actress
Zodwa Motsa
Novelist
Abdillahi Doualeh Waiss
Novelist
Abdoulaye Mamani†
Novelist & Trade Unionist
Abdoulaye Sadji†
Novelist & Educator
Abdoulie Sey
Playwright & Director
Abdourahman Ali Waberi
Novelist & Academic
Adamou Idé
Novelist
Agnelo Regalla
Playwright
Ahmat Yacoub
Poet
Aichatou Ousmane
Poet
Alexander Kanengoni†
Novelist & War Writer
Amina Saïd Chiré
Poet (France-Djibouti)
Amina Weira
Actress; Poet
Aminata Fall
Novelist & Feminist
Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares
Poet; Professor & Poet
Antoine Collie
Poet & Cultural Activist
Arménio Vieira
Poet & Camões Prize Winner
Athanase Karayenga
Actor & Director
Baba Moustapha
Novelist
Bai T. Moore†
Novelist & Educator
Baltasar Lopes†
Novelist & Poet
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
Novelist