African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Bassek Ba Kobhio
Director & Producer
Calixthe Beyala
Novelist & Feminist
Ferdinand Oyono†
Novelist & Diplomat
Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Director & Producer
Kang Quintus
Director & Producer
Léonora Miano
Novelist & Goncourt Winner
Narcisse Wandji
Director & Producer
Solange Yijika
Actress & Producer
Stephanie Tum
Actress
Osvalde Lewat
Actress & Director
Syndy Emade
Actress & Producer
Djaïli Amadou Amal
Novelist & Goncourt Winner
Eugène Ébodé
Novelist
Francis Bebey†
Novelist & Musician
Gaston-Paul Effa
Novelist & Journalist
Hemley Boum
Novelist & Grand Prix Winner
Jean-Marie Téno
Documentary Filmmaker
Max Lobe
Novelist
Nkanya Nkwai
Actress
Patrice Nganang
Novelist & Academic
Werewere Liking
Novelist & Playwright
Mongo Beti†
Novelist & Anti-Colonial Writer