African Writers (by country):

This is a list of literary figures from the African continent, listed by country, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country.

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1 Algeria   2 Angola   3 Benin   4 Botswana   5 Burkina Faso   6 Burundi   7 Cape Verde   8 Central African Republic   9 Chad   10 Congo (-Brazzaville)   11 Congo (Democratic Republic) - formerly Zaire   12 Côte d'Ivoire   13 Djibouti   14 Egypt   15 Equatorial Guinea   16 Eritrea   17 Ethiopia   18 Gabon   19 Ghana   20 Guinea   21 Guinea-Bissau   22 Kenya   23 Lesotho   24 Madagascar   25 Mali   26 Mauritius   27 Morocco   28 Mozambique   29 Niger   30 Nigeria   31 Rwanda   32 São Tomé and Príncipe   33 Senegal   33.1 A - G 33.2 H - O 33.3 P - Z   34 Sierra Leone   35 Somalia   36 South Africa   36.1 A - E 36.2 F - J 36.3 K - O 36.4 P - T 36.5 U - Z   37 Sudan   38 Tanzania   39 Togo   40 Uganda   41 Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)   42 External links

Algeria

• Mohammed Dib
• Assia Djebar
• Tahar Djaout
• Frantz Fanon, originally from Martinique (1925-1961)
• Mouloud Feraoun
• Mouloud Mammeri
• Rachid Mimouni
• Ahlam Mostaghanemi
• Kateb Yacine
• (Albert Camus), a pied-noir

Angola

• Mario Pinto de Andrade
• Dia Kassembe
• Alda Lara (1930-1962)
• Pepetela
• Paula Tavares (1952- )
• Amplia Veiga, born in Portugal (1931- )

Benin

• Christine Adjahi Gnimagnon, also connected with Senegal
• Berte-Evelyne Agbo, also connected with Senegal
• Colette Senami Agossou Houeto (1939- )
• Adelaide Fassinou (1955- )
• Gisèle Hountondji (1954- )
• Paulin J. Hountondji
• Béatrice Lalilon Gbado
• Lauryn, also connected with Côte d'Ivoire and Togo, born in France
• Hortense Mayaba

Botswana

• Alexander McCall Smith, born in Zimbabwe

Bessie Head, born in South Africa Barolong Seboni, poet

Burkina Faso

• Angle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, also connected with Côte d'Ivoire
• Sarah Bouyain (1968- )
• Simporé Simone Compaore
• Zarra Guiro (1957- )
• Monique Ilboudo
• Sophie Heidi Kam (1968- )
• Sandra Pierrette Kanzie
• Marie-Simone Séri, also connected with Senegal
• Joseph Ki-Zerbo
• Gaël Koné (1976- )
• Honorine Mare (1972- )
• Suzy Henique Nikiéma (1983- )
• Adiza Sanoussi

Burundi

• Barbara Kururu Ndimurukundo (1950- )
• Esther Kamatari (1951- )
• Colette Samoya Kiruya (1952- )

Cape Verde

• Germano Almeida
• Cabral Amilcar, also connected with Guinea Bissau
• Leopoldina Barreto
• Alile Wahnon Ferro (1940- )
• Yolanda Morazzo (1928- )
• Dina Salústio (1941- )
• Ana Julia Monteiro Sança (1949- )
• Rosa de Saron
• Ivone Ramos (07.09.1926- )

Central African Republic

• Anurée Blouin (1921- )

Chad

• Marie-Christine Koundja (1957- )

Congo (-Brazzaville)

• Jeannette Balou Tchichelle (1947- )
• Noëlle Bizi Bazouma (1959- )
• Silvie Bokoko (1960- )
• Adèle Caby-Livannah (1957- )
• Cucile-Ivelyse Diamoneka (1940- )
• Diur N?Thumb
• Emmanuel Dongala
• Aleth Felix- Tchicaya (1955- )
• Mambou Aimée Gnali
• Floe Hazoume (1959- )
• Francine Laurans (1962- )
• Binéka Daniele Lissouba, born in France
• Jusitne M'Poyo Kassa-Vubu (1951- )
• Betty (Elisabeth) Mweya Tol'Ande (1947- )
• Ghislaine Sathoud (1969- )
• Tchicaya U Tam'si
• Marie-Leontine Tsibinda

• Brigitte Yengo

Congo (Democratic Republic) - formerly Zaire

• Léone Abo, (1945- )
• Amba Bongo
• Lila-Baleka Bosek?Ilolo
• Maguy Kabamba (1960- )
• Christine Kalonji
• Sony Labou Tansi
• V.Y. Mudimbe
• Kavidi Wivine N?Landu
• Clémentine Nzuji (1944- )
• Kabika Tshilolo
• Yamusangie, Frederick Kambemba

Côte d'Ivoire

• Josette D. Abondio
• Anne-Marie Adiaffi (1951- )
• Marie-Danielle Aka
• Marie Giselle Aka (born in the Lebanon) (1971- )
• Assamala Amoi, born in France (1960- )
• Michele Assamoua, originally from France (1941- )
• Annick Assemian, born in France (1952- )
• Angle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, also connected with Burkina Faso
• Khadi Sy Bizet
• Fatou Bolli
• Tanella Boni
• Isabelle Boni-Claverie
• Marie Anne Caro
• Jeanne de Cavally (1926- )
• Fanny Fatou Cissé (1971- )
• Micheline Coulibaly, born in Vietnam (1950-2003)
• Bernard Binlin Dadié
• Henriette Diabate
• Muriel Diallo (1967- )
• Marion Diby Zinnanti (1960- )
• Gina Dick
• Oklomin Kacou
• Simone Kaya (1937- )
• Fatou Kéita
• Alimatou Koné
• Boundou Koné
• Akissi Kouadio
• Adjoua Flore Kouame (1964- )
• Ahmadou Kourouma
• Genevieve Koutou Guhl
• Lauryn, also connected with Togo and Benin, born in France
• Manïssa
• Mary Lee Martin-Koné, (born in USA)
• Mariama Méité (1967- )
• Isabelle Montplaisir
• Rosalie Nana (1962- )
• Goley Niantié Lou
• Pascale Quao-Gaudens (1963- )
• Cristiane Remino-Granel, born on Martinique
• Marinette Secco, born in France (1921- )
• Marie-Simone Séri, also connected with Burkina Faso
• Haïdara Fatoumata Sirantou
• Véronique Tadjo (1955- )
• Werewere-Liking Gnepo, also connected with Cameroon (1950- )
• Caroline Angèle Yao
• Regina Yaou (1955- )
• Annie Yapobi

Djibouti

• Mouna-Hodan Ahmed (1972- )

Egypt

• Abd Al-Rahman Abnudi
• Tatamkula Afrika, also connected with South Africa (1920-2002)
• Gamal Al-Ghitani
• Hayam Abbas Al-Homi
• Samir Amin
• Nawâl El Saadâwi (1931- )
• Naguib Mahfouz, (1911-1994), awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Alifa Rifaat
• Jehan Sadat (1933- )
• Ahdaf Soueif

Equatorial Guinea

• María Nsué Angüe (1945- )

Eritrea

• Reesom Haile

Ethiopia

• Haddis Alemayehu
• Michael Daniel Ambatchew (1967- )
• Nega Mezlekia
• Sahle Sellassie (1936- )
• Hama Tuma (1949- )
• Gabre-Medhin Tsegaye (1936- )
• Mammo Wudneh

Gabon

• Nadele Noele Ango Obiang
• Peggy Lucie Auleley
• Bessora (born in Belgium) (1968- )
• Rene Maran, born near Martinique (1887-1960)
• Chantal Magalie Mbazoo-Kassa
• Justine Mintsa (1967- )
• Nadège Noëlle Ango Obiang
• Angèle Ntyugwetondo Rawiri

Ghana

• Ama Ata Aidoo (1940- )
• Anthony Appiah
• Ayi Kwei Armah
• Meshack Asare (1945- )
• Kofi Awoonor (1935- )
• William Boyd
• Akosua Busia
• G.E. Casely-Hayford
• Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, from today?s Ghana (1757?-1801?)
• Amma Darko
• Efua Dorkenoo
• Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
• Efua Theodora Sutherland (1924- )

Guinea

• Sirah Balde de Labe
• Nadine Bari, born and lives in France (1940- )
• Aïssatou Barry (1959- )
• Kesso Barry (1948- )
• Mariama Barry, also connected with Senegal
• Laye Camara
• Josiane Cointet, born and lives in France
• Koumanthio Zeinab Diallo (1956- )
• Mariana Kesso Diallo
• Camara Laye
• Tierno Monénembo
• Williams Sassine
• Marie Bernadette Tiendrébéogo (1958- )

Guinea-Bissau

• Cabral Amilcar, also connected with Cape Verde
• Nadine Nyangoma, born in Belgium

Kenya

• Rocha Chimera
• Jomo Kenyatta (1892?-1978)
• Micere Mugo (1942- )
• Rebeka Njau (1930- )
• Asenath Bole Odaga
• Grace Ogot (1930- )
• Moyez C. Vassanje
• Ngugi wa Mirii (1951- )
• Ngugi wa Thiongo (1938- )

Lesotho

• Moroesi Akhionbare (1945- )
• Thomas Mofolo (1876-1948)
• Mzamane Nhlapo
• Mpho ?Masepo Nthunya

Madagascar

• Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo (1901?/1902?/1904?-1937)
• Charlotte Arrissoa Rafenomanjato
• Michèle Rakotoson

Mali

• Amadou Hampâté Bâ
• Adame Ba Konaré
• Aïda Mady Diallo
• Oumou Diarra, born in Yugoslavia (1967- )
• Aïcha Fofana (1957-2003)
• Aïssatou Guido (1941- )
• Aoua Kéita (1912-1980)
• Fatouma Keïta (1977- )
• Yambo Ouologuem (1940- )
• M?Bamekan Soucko Bathily
• Fanta-Taga Tembely (1946- )
• Bernadette Sanou Dao (1952- )

Mauritius

• Lilian Berthelot
• Marcel Cabon (1912-1972)
• Raymond Chasle
• Malcolm de Chazal (1902-1981)
• Carl de Souza (1949- )
• Ananda Devi
• Jean Fanchette
• Colleen Lindsay, also connected with South Africa
• Edouard Maunick
• Tanure Ojaide (1948- )
• Dev Virasawmy

Morocco

• Tahar Ben Jelloun
• Driss Charaïbi
• Mohammed Choukri
• Edmond Amran El Maleh (1917- )
• Abdelkébir Khatibi
• Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine
• Abdellatif Laabi
• Ahmed Sefrioui
• Mohammed Zefzaf

Mozambique

• Paulina Chiziane (1955- )
• Mia Couto
• José Craveirinha
• Luis Bernado Honwano
• Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa
• Lina Magaia
• Aília Momplé (1935- )
• Amélia Muge (1952- )
• Glória de Santana (1925- )
• Noémia de Sousa (1926- )
• José Luandino Vieira

Niger

• Andrée Clair, born and died in France (1916-1982)
• Hélène Kaziende
• Oum Ramatou (1970- )

Nigeria

• Chinua Achebe (1930- )
• Remi Adedeji (1937- )
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977- )
• Tolu Ajayi
• T.M. Aluko (1918- )
• Ifi Amadiume
• Francoise Balogun
• Buchi Emecheta
• Olaudah Equiano, from today's Nigeria (contested) (1745?-1797)
• Daniel O. Fagunwa
• Dan Fulani
• Samuel Johnson
• Amina Mama
• Martina Awele Nwakoby (1937- )
• Flora Nwapa (1931-1993)
• Molara Ogundipe
• Christopher Okigbo
• Ben Okri
• Osonye Tess Onwueme (1955- )
• Helen Ovbiagele (1944- )
• Zulu Sofolo (1935?/1938?- )
• Wole Soyinka (1934- ), awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Amos Tutuola
• Françoise Ugochukwu, born in France
• Adaoa Lily Ulasi (1932- )
• Ugonna Wachuku (1971- ), has been living in Geneva Switzerland since March 1996

Rwanda

• Maggy Correa
• Jeannine Herrmann-Grisius
• Thérèse Muamini
• Yolande Mukagasana
• Marie-Aimable Umurerwa
• Marie Béatrice Umutesi (1959- )

São Tomé and Príncipe

• Sara Pinto Coelho (1913-1990)
• Lima Conceição (1962- )
• Caetano da Costa Alegre (1864-1890)
• M. Manuela Margarido (1925- )
• Alda do Espirito Santo (1926- )
• Mario Domingues (1899- )
• Alda Esprito Santo
• José Francisco Tenreiro (1921-1963)

Senegal

A - G

• Maïmouna Abdoulaye (1949- )
• Christine Adjahi Gnimagnon, also connected with Benin
• Berte-Evelyne Agbo, also connected with Benin
• Emilie Anifranie Ehah, also connected with Togo
• Clotilde Armstrong (1929- )
• Mariama Bâ (1929-1981)
• Mariama Barry, also connected with Guinea
• Sokhna Benga
• Jacqueline Fatima Bocoum
• Francy Brethenoux-Seguin
• Aïssatou Cisse
• Aïssatou Cissokho
• Aïssatou Diagne Deme
• Nafissatou Dia Diouf (1973- )
• Nafissatou Niang Diallo (1941-1982)
• Aïssatou Diam, ?
• Mame Younousse Dieng
• Aminata Sophie Dièye (1973- )
• Fatou Diome
• Mame Younousse Dieng
• Aminata Sophie Dièye (1973- )
• Fatou Diome (1968- )
• Birago Diop
• Boubacar Boris Diop
• Cheikh Anta Diop
• Coumba Diouf
• Aïsha Diouri (1974- )
• Khadi Fall (1948- )
• Kimé Dirama Fall
• Absa Gassama

H - O

• Khadidjatou (Khady) Hane
• Sylvie Kande, born in France
• Cheikh Hamidou Kane
• Ken Bugul (1947- )
• Aminata Maïga Ka (1940- )
• Ayavi Lake (1980- )
• Tita Mandeleau (1937- )
• Annette Mbaye D?Erneville (1926- )
• Ndèye Comba Mbengue Diakhaté
• Diana Mordasini
• Aminata Ndiaye (1974- )
• Catherine N?Diaye (1952- )
• Marie Ndiaye, born in France (1967- )
• Fatou Sow Ndiaye
• Ndèye Doury Ndiaye (1936- )
• Mariama Ndoye
• Anne Marie Niane, born in Vietnam (1950- )
• Djibril Tamsir Niane
• Mame Bassine Niang (1951- )
• Fatou Niang Siga (1932- )
• Sembène Ousmane

P - Z

• Valérie Pascaud-Junot (born in France)
• Anne Piette, born in France (1943- )
• Mama Seck Mbacke
• Fama Diagne Sène (1969- )
• Léopold Senghor (1906-2001)
• Aminata Sow Fall (1941- )
• Amina Sow Mbaye (1937- )
• Khady Sylla (1963- )
• Abibatou Traoré (1973- )
• Marie Rose Turpin (1957- )
• Myriam Warner Vieyra, born in Guadeloupe (1939- )

Sierra Leone

• Africanus Horton (1835-1883)
• Syl Cheney-Cocker

Somalia

• Nurudin Farah

South Africa

A - E

• Peter Abrahams
• Tatamkulu Afrika, born in Egypt (1920-2002)
• Shabbir Banoobhai, (1949- )
• Mark Behr, born in Tanzania
• Breyten Breytenbach (1939- )
• Andre Brink
• J.M. Coetzee (1940- ), awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Jeremy Cronin
• Patrick Cullinan
• Achmat Dangor
• Ingrid de Kok (1951- )
• Sandile Dikeni
• Modikwe Dikobe
• C.J. Driver
• K. Sello Duiker
• Ahmed Essop

F - J

• Ruth First (1925-1982)
• Lynne Freed
• Athol Fugard (1932- )
• Shiela Fugard
• Nadine Gordimer (1923- ), awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Jeremy Gordin
• Stephan Gray
• Mafika Gwala
• Bessie Head (1937-1986)
• Bruce Hewett
• Christopher Hope
• Emma Huismans
• Noni Jabuvi (1919?/1921?- )
• Rayda Jacobs
• Fhazel Johennesse
• Archibald Campbell Jordan
• Elsa Joubert (1922- )

K - O

• Farida Karodia (1942- )
• Antije Krog
• Ellen Kuzwayo (1914- )
• David Lambkin
• Anne Landsman
• Colleen Lindsay, also connected with Mauritius
• Douglas Livingstone, born in Malaysia (1932-1996)
• Sindiwe Magona (1943- )
• Nelson Mandela (1918- )
• Chris Mann
• Eugène Marais
• Andrew Martens
• Don Mattera
• James McClure
• Zakes Mda
• John van Melle, born in the Netherlands (1887-1953)
• Albert Memmi
• Gcina Mhlophe (1959- )
• Benjamin Moloise
• Casey Motsisi
• Phaswane Mpe
• Ezekiel Mphahlele
• Oswald Mtshali
• Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
• Jabula Ndebele
• Mike Nicol
• Marlene van Niekerk
• Arthur Nortje (1942-1970)
• Sibusiso Nyembezi

P - T

• Essop Patel
• Alan Paton (1903 - 1988)
• Sol T. Plaatje
• Menan du Plessis (1952- )
• Sheila Roberts (1937- )
• Riana Scheepers
• Alan Scholefield
• Olive Schreiner (1855-1920)
• Tembela Sekele, also connected with Lesotho
• Sipho Sepamla
• Mongane Wally Serote (1944- )
• Gillian Slovo
• Adam Small
• Wilbur Smith (1932- )
• Kelwyn Sole
• Wilma Stockenstrom (1933- )
• Can Themba (1924-1969)
• Miriam Tlali (1933- )

U - Z

• Van Onselen
• Benedict Vilakazi
• Lettie Viljoen (1948- )
• Graham Walker
• Stephen Watson (1955- )
• Zoe Wicomb
• Christopher van Wyk
• Rose Zwi, born in Mexico

Sudan

• Tayeb Salih

Tanzania

• Mark Behr, also connected with South Africa
• Euphrase Kezilahali (1944- )
• Robert Bin Shaaban

Togo

• Emilie Anifranie Ehah, also connected with Senegal
• Pyabelo Chaold Kouly (1943- )
• Christine Akoua Ekue
• Gad Ami (1958- )
• Lauryn, also connected with Benin and Togo, born in France

Uganda

• Moses Isegawa
• Catherine Samali Kavuma
• China Keitetsi
• Mahmood Mamdani
• Okot P?Bitek

Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)

• Tsitsi Dangarembga
• Chenjerai Hove
• Doris Lessing, born in Persia (today's Iran) (1919- )
• Dambudzo Marechera
• Nozipa Maraire (1966- )
• Charles Mungoshi
• Alexander McCall Smith, also connected with Botswana
• Yvonne Vera (1964- )

External links

• Contemporary Africa Database (http://people.africadatabase.org/)