Ivory Coast Writers
Jean-François Amon d’Aby: A Pioneer of Ivorian Modern Theater
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Jean-François Amon d’Aby (b. 1913, Côte d’Ivoire) holds a foundationa…
Nigerian Writers
Samson Amali: Guardian of Nigeria’s Oral Traditions Through Poetry and Drama
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Samson Amali (b. 1947, Nigeria) is a distinguished but often overlook…
Niger writers
Ousmane Amadou: Chronicler of Niger’s Politics and Justice Through Fiction
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Ousmane Amadou (b. 1948, Niger) stands as one of Niger’s most versatile…
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Nigerian Writers
Elechi Amadi: Chronicler of Fate and the Precolonial African Imagination
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Elechi Amadi (b. 1934, Aluu, near Port Harcourt, Nigeria) occupies a …
Nigerian Writers
Timothy Aluko: The Satirical Voice of Nigeria’s Literary Golden Age
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Timothy Aluko (b. 1918, Nigeria) stands as a notable figure in Nigerian…
Algeria Writters
Malek Alloula: Poet, Critic, and Unmasker of the Colonial Gaze
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Malek Alloula (b. 1937, Oran, Algeria) is one of Algeria’s most thought-provoking …
Nigerian Writers
Akilu Aliyu: Master Poet of Hausa Verse and Voice of a Generation
Akilu Aliyu (1918–1998) stands out as one of the greatest poets in the Hausa literary tradition—a masterful wordsmith…
Benin Writers
Julien Alapini: Chronicler of Dahomey’s Traditions and Languages
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Julien Alapini (1906–1970) remains one of Benin’s most notable early 20th-century …
Kenya Writers
Thomas Akare: Chronicler of Kenya’s Urban Realities
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Born in 1950, Thomas Akare stands among Kenya’s most perceptive narrators of the c…
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Ghana Writers
Ama Ata Aidoo: A Pioneering Voice in African Literature and Feminist Thought
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Born in 1940 in Abeadzi Kyiakor, Ghana, Ama Ata Aidoo emerged as one of Africa’s m…
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Angola Writers
José Eduardo Agualusa: Rewriting Angola’s Past and Present Through Fiction
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Born in 1960 in Huambo, Angola, José Eduardo Agualusa has emerged as one of the mo…
African Literature
Afrikaans Literature: A Complex Tapestry of Language, Identity, and Resistance
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Afrikaans literature is one of the most layered and contested literary traditions i…
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Ethiopia Writers
Afewerq Gebre-Iyesus: Pioneer of the Ethiopian Novel and Controversial Historical Figure
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Born in 1868 in Ethiopia, Afewerq Gebre-Iyesus ( Afä-Wärq Gäbrä-Iyäsus ) holds the…
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Benin Writers
Stanislas Adotevi: A Revolutionary Voice Against Negritude and For African Modernity
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Born in 1934 in Lomé (in present-day Benin), Stanislas Adotevi is a prominent Afri…
Ivory Coast Writers
Anne-Marie and Jean-Marie Adiaffi: Literary Siblings of Ivorian Letters
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) The Ivorian literary scene boasts two notable figures who share not just a surname,…