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
Saada Hasan Ali

Saada Hasan Ali

Traditional Dancer

Djibouti
Salim Ali Amir

Salim Ali Amir

Poet & Writer

Comoros
Salimata Ouédraogo

Salimata Ouédraogo

Actress

Burkina Faso
Sana na N'Hada

Sana na N'Hada

Filmmaker

Guinea-Bissau

Senouvo Agbota Zinsou

Playwright

Benin
Shenaz Patel

Shenaz Patel

Novelist & Journalist

Mauritius
Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese

Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese

Novelist & Poet

South Africa

Siphiwo Mahala

EC; Novelist; Novelist & Academic

South Africa

Solomon Tsehaye

Novelist

Eritrea
Sonallah Ibrahim

Sonallah Ibrahim

Political Novelist; Political Writer; Writer

Egypt
Stella Nyanzi

Stella Nyanzi

Poet & Activist (Uganda-South Sudan)

South Sudan

Tanella Boni

Poet & Philosopher

Ivory Coast
Teta Banks

Teta Banks

Traditional Dancer

Liberia

Théo Ananissoh

Novelist

Togo

Upile Chisala

Contemporary Poet

Malawi

Vasco Cabral

Novelist

Guinea-Bissau

Vera Duarte

Poet & Judge

Cape Verde

Wilton Sankawulo†

Novelist & Ex-President

Liberia
Yamen Manai

Yamen Manai

Novelist

Tunisia

Yema Lucilda Hunter

Poet & Playwright

Sierra Leone
Yusuf Garaad Omar

Yusuf Garaad Omar

Playwright

Somalia

Yves-Emmanuel Dogbé

Novelist & Poet

Togo

Étienne Goyémidé†

Novelist

Central African Republic
Hélder Proença

Hélder Proença

Poet

Guinea-Bissau
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