African Arts & Culture Leaders
Discover the most influential arts & culture figures across Africa
Mawuli-Olivier Agbobli
Artist & Sculptor
Mehdi Barsaoui
Director & Screenwriter
Merzak Allouache
Director
Meschac Gaba
Installation Artist
Meschac Gaba
Installation Artist
Mia Couto
Novelist & Neustadt Prize Winner
Michael Adonai
Sculptor
Mohamed Chouikh
Director
Mohamed Mamdouh
Actor; Actor & Producer
Monique Ilboudo
Novelist & Journalist
Morjana Alaoui
Actress & Producer
Moufida Tlatli†
Director & Pioneer
Moussa Sène Absa
Director & Producer
Muhammad Ahmad Mahjoub†
Poet & Politician
Mustapha Tlili
Novelist & Academic
Mário Lúcio Sousa
Musician & Writer
Nadia Kaci
Actress & Director
Nadine Gordimer†
Nobel Laureate & Anti-Apartheid Voice
Naglaa Fathi
Veteran; Veteran Actress
Nancy Steele†
Traditional Singer
Nandipha Mntambo
MP; Visual Artist
Narcisse Wandji
Director & Producer
Nelly Karim
Actress; Actress & Former Ballerina; Star
Nice Githinji
Film Producer