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
Fawzi Mellah

Fawzi Mellah

Novelist & Playwright

Tunisia
Ferdinand Oyono†

Ferdinand Oyono†

Novelist & Diplomat

Cameroon
Ferid Boughedir

Ferid Boughedir

Director & Film Critic

Tunisia
Flora Gomes

Flora Gomes

Film Director

Cape Verde
Florent Couao-Zotti

Florent Couao-Zotti

Novelist & Playwright

Benin
Fouad Laroui

Fouad Laroui

Novelist & Economist

Morocco

Francisco Fragoso

Actor & Director

Cape Verde

Franck Houndégla

Artist

Benin
Gaston Kaboré

Gaston Kaboré

FESPACO Director & Filmmaker

Burkina Faso
Georges Adéagbo

Georges Adéagbo

Installation Artist

Benin
Gina Dick

Gina Dick

Novelist

Ivory Coast

Guy Tillim

Documentary Photographer; WC

South Africa

Gérard Quenum

Sculptor

Benin

Happy Hounsou

Actor & Director

Togo

Haweya Farah Mohamed

Choreographer

Somalia
Hayder Salih

Hayder Salih

Director & Producer

Sudan
Hend Sabry

Hend Sabry

Actress & UNHCR Ambassador

Tunisia
Henri Lopes

Henri Lopes

Novelist & Diplomat

Republic of the Congo
Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Actress

Tunisia
Hilaire Nzeyimana

Hilaire Nzeyimana

Sculptor

Burundi

Hussein Shariffe†

Pioneer Director

Sudan

Hyppolyte Ouangraoua

Actor

Burkina Faso

Hédi Bouraoui

Poet & Novelist

Tunisia
Ibrahim Issa

Ibrahim Issa

Novelist

Niger
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