Authors from Africa
565 popular African novelists
This is a list of authors from Africa that were recommended for the Read Around Africa Challenge.
All the novelists listed below where born in Africa.
11. Abdul Musa Adam Sudan 
22. Agnès Agboton Benin 
24. Ahdaf Soueif Egypt 
28. Aichetou Mauritania 
30. Akwaeke Emezi Nigeria 
32. Alaa al Aswani Egypt
33. Alaa Al Aswany Egypt
34. Alain Mabanckou Congo 
38. Albert Camus Algeria 
39. Albert Cossery Egypt
40. Albert Memmi Tunisia 
44. Alīfah Rifʻat Egypt
45. Alua Arthur Ghana 
46. Alya Mooro Egypt
48. Ama Ata Aidoo Ghana
55. Amos Tutuola Nigeria
56. Ananda Devi Mauritius 
57. André Aciman Egypt
59. Andrée Chedid Egypt
60. Angèle Rawiri Gabon 
61. Angélique Kidjo Benin
63. Angus Buchan Zimbabwe 
64. Annick Cojean Libya 
67. Ararat Iyob Eritrea 
68. Artur Pestana Angola 
69. Assia Djebar Algeria
75. Ayi Kwei Armah Ghana
81. Banna Desta Eritrea
89. Beyrouk Mauritania
95. Blitz Bazawule Ghana
100. Buchi Emecheta Nigeria
101. Calixthe Beyala Cameroon 
102. Camara Laye Guinea 
103. Carl de Souza Mauritius
104. Caroline Brunne Mauritius
106. Cesaria Evora Cape Verde 
107. Charles Mungoshi Zimbabwe
108. Charline Effah Gabon
109. Chenjerai Hove Zimbabwe
110. Chetna Maroo Kenya 
111. Chibundu Onuzo Nigeria
112. Chigozie Obioma Nigeria
114. Chinelo Okparanta Nigeria
115. Chinua Achebe Ghana
116. Chinua Achebe Nigeria
118. Chouki El Hamel Morocco 
119. Chris Abani Nigeria
120. Chukwuebuka Ibeh Nigeria
121. Claude Simon Madagascar 
123. Colette Fellous Tunisia
126. Coralie Frei Comoros 
127. Cyprian Ekwensi Nigeria
129. Dalilla Hermans Rwanda 
130. Dambisa Moyo Zambia 
132. Damilare Kuku Nigeria
133. Damon Galgut South Africa 
134. Damon Galgut South Sudan 
135. Daniel M. Mengara Gabon
139. Dayo Forster Gambia 
140. Deborah Levy South Africa
141. Deena Mohamed Egypt
144. Diane Brown South Africa
145. Dina Salústio Cape Verde
146. Dina Torkia Egypt
147. Dinaw Mengestu Ethiopia 
148. Dipo Faloyin Nigeria
151. Djamila Ibrahim Ethiopia
154. Doreen Baingana Uganda 
155. Dr Dr Denis Mukwege Congo
156. Dr. Hawa Abdi Somalia 
157. Driss Chraïbi Morocco
159. Eddie Ndopu South Africa
160. Edem Awumey Togo 
161. Edmund Morris Kenya
162. Edna Adan Ismail Somalia
163. Edouard Kayihura Rwanda
164. Ellen Banda-Aaku Zambia
167. Eloghosa Osunde Nigeria
169. Emmanuel Dongala Congo
173. Fatéma Oufkir Morocco
175. Fatima Mernissi Morocco
176. Fatin Abbas Sudan
179. Fawzia Zouari Tunisia
180. Femi Kayode Nigeria
184. Florent Couao-Zotti Benin
185. Florian Grosset Mauritius
186. Fouad Laroui Morocco
188. Francis Imbuga Kenya
190. Frieda Ekotto Cameroon
193. Gaile Parkin Zambia
194. Gauz Ivory Coast 
198. Gilbert Gatore Rwanda
200. Gothataone Moeng Botswana 
201. Grace Ogot Kenya
202. Habib Selmi Tunisia
203. Haim Sabato Egypt
204. Haji Jabir Eritrea
205. Hannah Pool Eritrea
208. Hayim Sabato Egypt
209. Helene Cooper Liberia 
210. Hélène Kaziendé Niger 
211. Helon Habila Nigeria
212. Hemley Boum Cameroon
213. Hermann Schulz Tanzania 
215. Hisham Matar Libya
216. Ibrahim al-Koni Libya
220. Imbolo Mbue Cameroon
224. Iris Mwanza Zambia
225. Ishmael Beah Sierra Leone 
229. Jacob Beaver Kenya
234. Jessica George Ghana
237. Jomo Kenyatta Kenya
238. Jordan Ifueko Nigeria
241. Joseph Brahim Seid Chad 
242. Joseph Diescho Namibia 
249. Justine Mintsa Gabon
252. Kalaf Epalanga Angola
253. Kamal Ben Hameda Libya
255. Kamel Daoud Algeria
256. Kaouther Adimi Algeria
258. Karim Alrawi Egypt
259. Kate Coleman Ghana
260. Kateb Yacine Algeria
261. Katie Gayle South Africa
262. Kayo Chingonyi Zambia
263. Kayombo Chingonyi Zambia
264. Ken Saro-Wiwa Kenya
266. Kgshak Akec South Sudan
269. Kobby Ben Ben Ghana
271. Kossi Efoui Togo
272. Koulsy Lamko Chad
274. Kwei Quartey Ghana
275. Laetitia Ky Ivory Coast
276. Laila Lalami Morocco
277. Lailla Lalamani Morocco
278. Lansine Diabate Guinea
279. Latifa al-Zayyat Egypt
280. Lauren Beaks South Africa
282. Lauren St. John Zimbabwe
283. Laye Camara Guinea
284. Leïla Slimani Morocco
285. Leila Aboulela Egypt
286. Leila Aboulela Sudan
287. Leïla Marouane Tunisia
288. Leila Slimani Morocco
289. Leonora Miano Cameroon
290. Leymah Gbowee Liberia
291. Lília Momplé Mozambique 
292. Lina Magaia Mozambique
293. Lola Shoneyin Nigeria
298. M. G. Vassanji Kenya
299. Maïssa Bey Algeria
300. Maaza Mengiste Ethiopia
301. Magdy El Shafee Egypt
303. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Chad
304. Mahtem Shiferraw Eritrea
305. Maïssa Bey Algeria
307. Majok Tulba South Sudan
310. Malama Katulwende Zambia
312. Malika Mokeddem Algeria
313. Malika Moustadraf Morocco
315. Malla Nunn Eswatini 
316. Mamle Wolo Ghana
317. Mansoura Ez-Eldin Egypt
318. Manuel lopes Cape Verde
319. Marc Esposito Algeria
323. Mariama Ba Senegal 
334. Mawi Asgedom Ethiopia
339. Meja Mwangi Kenya
340. Mende Nazer Sudan
341. Mercy Ngeno Kenya
343. Meryem Alaoui Morocco
344. Meshack Asare Ghana
345. Mia Couto Mozambique
347. Michelle Paver Malawi 
348. Mihret Sibhat Ethiopia
350. Mique Watson South Africa
351. Mirrianne Mahn Cameroon
356. Mohammed Choukri Morocco
358. Mona Eltahawy Egypt
359. Mongo Beti Cameroon
360. Monia Hejaiej Tunisia
361. Monia Mazigh Tunisia
364. Morabo Morojele Lesotho 
365. Moses Isegawa Uganda
367. Moussa Konaté Mali 
369. Mpho Molapo Lesotho
372. Muhammad Chukri Morocco
373. Muhammed Achaari Morocco
374. Muriel Barbery Morocco
377. Nadia Nsayi Congo
378. Nadia Wassef Egypt
379. Nadifa Mohamed Somalia
381. Nagib Machfus Egypt
382. Naǧīb Maḥfūẓ Egypt
383. Nagieb Mahfoez Egypt
384. Naguib Mahfouz Egypt
386. Naguib Mahfuz Egypt
387. Naivo Madagascar
388. Najīb Maḥfūẓ Egypt
389. Najwa Bin Shatwan Libya
390. Namina Forna Sierra Leone
391. Namwali Serpell Zambia
392. Nassira Belloula Algeria
395. Nawal El Saadawi Egypt
397. Nazi Boni Burkina Faso 
399. Nega Mezlekia Ethiopia
401. Neshani Andreas Namibia
402. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Kenya
405. Nii Ayikwei Parkes Ghana
408. Njambi McGrath Kenya
409. Nnedi Okorafor Nigeria
411. Nouhou Malio Niger
414. Ntangeki Nshala Tanzania
415. Nuruddin Farah Somalia
418. Odafe Atogun Nigeria
419. Ohoulou m’Onsonguet Congo
420. Okot p'Bitek Uganda
421. Okwiri Oduor Kenya
423. Olivier Sempiga Rwanda
424. Olympe Bhêly-Quénum Benin
425. Omar El Akkad Egypt
426. Omar Mohamed Somalia
428. Ousman Umar Ghana
429. Ousmane Sembène Senegal
430. Ousseina D. Alidou Niger
435. Paula Hawkins Zimbabwe
437. Peace Adzo Medie Liberia
440. Petina Gappah Zimbabwe
442. Priya Hein Mauritius
443. Priya Parker Zimbabwe
445. Rachel Zadok South Africa
446. Rachid Benzine Morocco
447. Rachid Boudjedra Algeria
448. Radwa Ashour Egypt
449. Raḍwá ʻĀshūr Egypt
450. Rania Mamoun Sudan
451. Raouf Mama Benin
452. Rashidah Ismaili Benin
453. Rebecca Deng South Sudan
454. Reem Gafar Sudan
456. RITAH Seychelles 
457. Roland Rogero Burundi 
458. S. A. Ambanasom Cameroon
461. Sally Singhateh Gambia
462. Salma El-Wardany Egypt
465. Sami Schalk Togo
466. Samia Shariff Algeria
467. Samson Kambalu Malawi
471. Sani Ladan Cameroon
472. Sarah Kaminsky Algeria
473. Sarah Mkhonza Eswatini
475. Senait Mehari Eritrea
476. Shailja Patel Kenya
477. Shannon Gibney Liberia
478. Shauna Barbosa Cape Verde
479. Shenaz Patel Mauritius
480. Shimmer Chinodya Zimbabwe
481. Shubnum Khan South Africa
482. Shugri Said Salh Somalia
484. Simi Bedford Nigeria
486. Sonallah Ibrahim Egypt
487. Sony Labou Tansi Congo
489. Steve Chimombo Malawi
492. Sulaiman Addonia Eritrea
495. T. L. Huchu Zimbabwe
499. Tahar Ben Jelloun Morocco
500. Tahar Djaout Algeria
501. Taiye Selasi Ghana
502. Tajjib Salich Sudan
503. Tanella Boni Ivory Coast
505. Tayeb Salih Sudan
506. Tayyeb Saleh Sudan
507. Tendai Huchu Zimbabwe
509. Thomas Mofolo Lesotho
512. Tjawangwa Dema Botswana
513. Tlotlo Tsamaase Botswana
514. Tola Okogwu Nigeria
515. Tomi Adeyemi Nigeria
517. Tony Tcheka Guinea-Bissau 
518. Trevor Noah South Africa
520. Troy Onyango Kenya
522. Tsitsi Mapepa Zimbabwe
525. Umar Turaki Nigeria
528. Upile Chisala Malawi
529. Uwem Akpan Nigeria
530. Vamba Sherif Liberia
531. Vanessa Nakate Uganda
532. Vinod Busjeet Mauritius
533. Waguih Ghali Egypt
534. Wangari Maathai Kenya
535. Waris Dirie Somalia
537. Warsan Shire Somalia
538. Wayétu Moore Liberia
539. Wayetu Moore Liberia
540. Wilfried N'Sondé Congo
542. Williams Sassine Guinea
544. Wole Soyinka Nigeria
546. Yambo Ouologuem Mali
547. Yamen Manai Tunisia
549. Yasin Kakande Uganda
550. Yasmin Angoe Ghana
551. Yasmina Khadra Algeria
552. Yasmina Arcady Algeria
553. Yasmina Khadra Algeria
554. Yasmine El Rashidi Egypt
559. Yvonne Orji Nigeria
560. Yvonne Vera Zimbabwe
561. Zakes Mda South Africa
562. Zohra Drif Algeria
563. حسن الجندي Egypt
564. حنان لاشين Egypt
565. ريم بسيوني Egypt
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