African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Njabulo Ndebele
Short Story Master
Nástio Mosquito
Artist; Global Performance Artist; Performance Artist (Global)
Olympe Bhêly-Quénum†
Novelist & UNESCO Prize Winner
Omoyemi Akerele
Founder
Ondjaki (Ndalu de Almeida)
Caine Prize-nominated Author
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Installation Artist
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Installation Artist
Pat Maddy
Playwright & Director
Paulino Vieira
Painter
Pepetela (Artur Pestana dos Santos)
National Writer & MPLA Intellectual
Pie Tshibanda
Novelist
Pierre Yaméogo
Director & Producer
Rama Thiaw
Director & Producer
Rasmané Ouédraogo
Actor & Director; Director & Producer
Richard Dogbeh
Novelist
Ridha Behi
Director & Producer
Roland T. Dempster†
Poet & Diplomat
Romuald Hazoumé
Sculptor (Benin-Togo)
Romuald Hazoumé
Sculptor & Installation Artist
Ruth Negga
Oscar-Nominated Actress
Ruy Mingas†
Anthem Composer; Composer of National Anthem & Ex-Ambassador
Salah Stétié†
Poet & Diplomat
Sara Monteiro
Novelist; Novelist & Poet
Sarah Elshamy
Actress & Influencer; Influencer