African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Kollo Daniel Sanou
Director & Producer
Kona Khasu
Artist & Sculptor
Koulsy Lamko
Playwright & Director
Kyla Philander
Choreographer & Dancer; WC
Laila Marrakchi
Director & Screenwriter
Laila Rouass
Actress
Lamin Touray
Artist
Lenrie Peters†
Poet & Surgeon
Leão Lopes
Filmmaker; Playwright & Director
Lul Ali Osmane
Actor & Director
Léonora Miano
Novelist & Goncourt Winner
Lília Momplé
Novelist
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Director & Cannes Winner
Mahmoud Messadi†
Novelist & Minister
Malick Sidibé†
Venice Biennale Golden Lion Winner
Mama Keïta
Actress (Mali-Burkina Faso)
Mama Keïta
Actress & Producer
Mamady Keïta†
Master Djembé Player
Manuel Figueira
Photographer
Manuel Lopes†
Novelist
Mariam Lamizana
Actress; Women's Rights Activist
Mariam Ouédraogo
Actress & Producer; Women's Rights Activist
Marwa Zein
Director & Producer
Maurice Bandaman
Novelist & Academic