List of African writers by country

This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa. It includes poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country.

Algeria[]

See: List of Algerian writers

Angola[]

See: List of Angolan writers

Benin[]

See: List of Beninese writers

Botswana[]

Burkina Faso[]

See: List of Burkinabé writers

Burundi[]

Cameroon[]

See: List of Cameroonian writers

Cape Verde[]

Central African Republic[]

Chad[]

Congo (Brazzaville)[]

See: List of Republic of the Congo writers

Congo (Democratic Republic) – formerly Zaïre[]

See: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo writers

Côte d'Ivoire[]

See: List of Ivorian writers

Djibouti[]

Egypt[]

See: List of Egyptian writers

Equatorial Guinea[]

Eritrea[]

Ethiopia[]

Gabon[]

The Gambia[]

Ghana[]

See: List of Ghanaian writers

Guinea[]

See: List of Guinean writers

Guinea-Bissau[]

Kenya[]

See: List of Kenyan writers

Lesotho[]

Liberia[]

Libya[]

Madagascar[]

See: List of Malagasy writers

Malawi[]

• (1950–2014), novelist, academic^[18]
• Ezra Jofiya Chadza (1923–1985), poet and novelist
• (1908–1981), writer on social issues^[19][20]
• , author of A Short History of the Ngoni (1933), translated into English by Rev. Charles Stuart.^[21]
• Shadreck Chikoti (b. 1979), writer and social activist
• Steve Chimombo (1945–2015), writer, poet, editor and teacher^[22]
• Frank Chipasula (b. 1949), poet, writer, editor, publisher and academic^[22]
• (d. 2011), scholar of African literature^[23]
• , poet^[24]
• , author of a novel (1958) and humorous short stories (1965) in Chichewa.^[25]
• , author of a novel in Chichewa (1965).^[25]
• Walije Gondwe (b. 1936), Malawi's first female novelist^[26]
• , author of novels in Chichewa (1965, 1968).^[25]
• Aubrey Kachingwe (b. 1926), novelist and short story writer^[22][20]
• , short story writer^[27]
• Samson Kambalu (b. 1975), artist and autobiographer
• William Kamkwamba (b. 1987), inventor and author
• Gertrude Webster Kamkwatira (1966–2006), playwright
• Whyghtone Kamthunzi (1956–2000), novelist in Chichewa
• Legson Kayira (1942–2012), novelist and autobiographer^[22][20]
• Stanley Onjezani Kenani (b. 1976), writer and poet
• Ken Lipenga (b. 1954), politician, journalist and writer^[22]
• John Lwanda (b. 1949), biographer, poet, doctor, publisher
• Qabaniso Malewezi (b. 1979), spoken-word poet^[28]
• Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga (b. 1962), poet and broadcaster^[29]
• Jack Mapanje (b. 1944), writer and poet^[22]
• Emily Mkamanga (b. 1949), novelist and social commentator
• Felix Mnthali (b. 1933), poet, novelist and playwright^[22]
• Francis Moto (b. 1952), writer, academic, and diplomat
• Sam Mpasu (b. 1945), novelist and politician; author of prison memoirs
• (1946–2001), poet^[22]
• Ndongolera Mwangupili (b. 1977), poet and short story writer
• (c.1885–1962), author of a historical account of the 1915 rebellion, published 1967 (2nd ed. 1970).^[30]
• (1955–2004), poet and academic^[22]
• Innocent Masina Nkhonyo (b. 1987), short story writer and poet
• (1946–1993), novelist in Chichewa and English^[31]
• (1905–1979), novelist and historian^[20][32][33]
• D.D. Phiri (Desmond Dudwa Phiri), economist, historian and playwright^[20]
• (b. 1991), author, translator and editor^{[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]}
• David Rubadiri (1930–2018), diplomat, academic and poet^[22][20]
• Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (b. 1955), historian, critic and writer
• Barnaba Zingani (b. 1958), novelist in Chichewa and English, teacher.
• Willie Zingani (b. 1954), novelist in English and Chichewa, journalist, poet, playwright^[47]
• (b. 1989), author, writer and poet^[48]

See: List of Malawian writers

Mali[]

See: List of Malian writers

Mauritania[]

Mauritius[]

Morocco[]

Mozambique[]

See: List of Mozambican writers

Namibia[]

Niger[]

See: List of Nigerien writers

Nigeria[]

See: List of Nigerian writers

Rwanda[]

See: List of Rwandan writers

São Tomé and Príncipe[]

Senegal[]

See: List of Senegalese writers

Seychelles[]

Sierra Leone[]

See: List of Sierra Leonean writers

Somalia[]

South Africa[]

See: List of South African writers

Sudan[]

See: List of Sudanese writers

Swaziland[]

Tanzania[]

See: List of Tanzanian writers

Togo[]

See: List of Togolese writers

Tunisia[]

See: List of Tunisian writers

Uganda[]

See: List of Ugandan writers

Western Sahara[]

Zambia[]

Zimbabwe[]

See: List of Zimbabwean writers

See also[]

• African Writers Series
• Lists of authors
• International Research Confederacy on African Literature and Culture
• List of Latin American writers

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• 25 African Women Writers
• Contemporary African writers/authors
• Africa Resource research data
• Lire les femmes – African women writers