Figures

Camara Laye was born on January 1, 1928, in Kouroussa, French Guinea (now in Guinea). He was one of the...

Mongo Béti (born Alexandre Biyidi Awala, and also known as Eza Boto) was a prominent Cameroonian novelist and critic. He...

Boubacar Boris Diop, a Senegalese novelist and screenwriter, stands out as one of the most original and influential voices in...

Shaaban bin Robert is one of the most prominent and important literary figures in East African history and is considered...

Meja Mwangi is a Kenyan writer born in 1948. He is renowned for his prolific contributions to African literature, particularly...

Ben Okri is a poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, aphorist, playwright, and writer of film scripts. He grew up...

Mansa Musa (Musa I, died 1332 or 1337) was the most famous emperor of the Mali Empire in West Africa....

António Agostinho Neto, African liberation revolutionary and former President of Angola who led and won the Angolan war for independence....

Chinua Achebe, considered one of Africa's greatest writers, is a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who brilliantly conveyed Africa's voice...

Ama Ata Aidoo, a Ghanaian writer, playwright, poet, and feminist, is a prominent figure in African literature. Her writings were...