African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Beyene Haile
Poet
Binwell Sinyangwe
Novelist
Boubacar Boris Diop
Novelist (Senegal-Rwanda)
Brian Chikwava
Caine Prize Winner
Cali Sugulle†
Poet
Carlos Lopes
Novelist
Charlie Haffner
Playwright
Christopher Mlalazi
Novelist & Playwright
Conceição Lima
Poet & Cultural Critic
Cyprien Tokoudagba†
Traditional Artist
David Ananou†
Novelist & Educator
Dieudonné Niyonsenga
Playwright
Djama Ali Moussa
Linguist & Writer
Dr. José Luandino Vieira†
Novelist; Novelist & Political Prisoner
Ebou Dibba†
Novelist
Ellen Ndeshi Felix
Novelist & Activist
Elmi Boodhari†
Poet
Esther Nirina
Poet
Faarax M.J. Cawl†
Playwright
Facély Kanté
Traditional Griot
Famoudou Konaté
Djembé Master
Fatmata Conteh
Traditional Dancer
Fatou Djamous
Actress; Novelist
Fatou Seini Mounkaila
Novelist