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.
See: List of Algerian writers
See: List of Angolan writers
See: List of Beninese writers
Galesiti Baruti, novelist and academic
Unity Dow (born 1959), judge, human rights activist and writer
Bessie Head (1937—1986), novelist and short-story writer born in South Africa
Leetile Disang Raditladi (1910–1971), playwright and poet
Barolong Seboni (born 1957), poet and academic
See: List of Burkinabé writers
Esther Kamatari (1951– )
Ketty Nivyabandi
See: List of Cameroonian writers
Pierre Makombo Bamboté (1932– ), novelist and poet
Etienne Goyémidé (1942– ), novelist, poet and short story writer: Le Silence de la Foret
Blaise N'Djehoya (1953– ), novelist
Cyriaque Robert Yavoucko (1953– ), novelist
Khayar Oumar Deffalah (c.1944– ), politician and autobiographical writer