This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa. It includes poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country.
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Algeria
See: List of Algerian writers
Angola
See: List of Angolan writers
Benin
See: List of Beninese writers
Burkina Faso
See: List of Burkinabé writers
Cameroon
See: List of Cameroonian writers
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
Egypt
See: List of Egyptian writers
Ghana
See: List of Ghanaian writers
Guinea
See: List of Guinean writers
Kenya
See: List of Kenyan writers
Madagascar
See: List of Malagasy writers
Malawi
See: List of Malawian writers
Mali
See: List of Malian writers
Mauritius
Mozambique
See: List of Mozambican writers
Niger
See: List of Nigerien writers
Nigeria
See: List of Nigerian writers
Rwanda
See: List of Rwandan writers
Senegal
See: List of Senegalese writers
Sierra Leone
See: List of Sierra Leonean writers
South Africa
See: List of South African writers
Sudan
See: List of Sudanese writers
Tanzania
See: List of Tanzanian writers
Togo
See: List of Togolese writers
Tunisia
See: List of Tunisian writers
Uganda
See: List of Ugandan writers
Zimbabwe
See: List of Zimbabwean writers