Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire
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The Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (Major literary prize of Black Africa) is a literary prize presented every year by the ADELF, the Association of French Language Writers for a French original text from Sub-Saharan Africa
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It was originally endowed with 2,000 french francs.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara...
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It was originally endowed with 2,000 french francs.
Winners
- 1961 : Aké LobaAké LobaGérard Aké Loba is an Ivorian writer. She won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961.She was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in Abidjan from 1985 to 1990- Bibliography :...
(Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for Kocumbo, l'étudiant noirKocumbo, l'étudiant noirKocumbo, l'étudiant noir is a novel by Ivorian author Aké Loba. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961.... - 1962 : Cheikh Hamidou KaneCheikh Hamidou KaneCheikh Hamidou Kane is a Senegalese writer best known for his prize winning novel L'aventure ambiguë , about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) for L'Aventure ambiguëL'Aventure ambiguëL'Aventure ambiguë is a novel by Senegalese author Cheikh Hamidou Kane, first published in 1961. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1962.... - 1963 : Jean Ikelle Matiba (CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for Cette Afrique-là - 1964 : Birago DiopBirago DiopBirago Ishmael Diop was a Senegalese poet and storyteller, active as a writer in the Négritude movement in the 1930s, as well as a veterinarian and diplomat.-Biography:...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) for Contes et Lavanes - 1965 : Bernard Dadié (Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for Patron de New-YorkPatron de New-YorkPatron de New-York is a novel by Ivorian author Bernard Dadié. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1965.... - 1965 : Seydou Badian KouyatéSeydou Badian Kouyaté-Life:Born in Bamako, Kouyaté studied medicine at the University of Montpellier in France before returning to Mali. Under president Modibo Keïta, he wrote the words for Mali's national anthem, Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali...
(MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
) for Les Dirigeants africains face à leurs peuples - 1966 : Olympe Bhely-QuenumOlympe Bhely-QuenumOlympe Bhêly-Quénum is a Beninese writer and journalist.Born in Ouidah, Benin, Bhêly-Quénum won the Grand prix littéraire de l'Afrique noire for Le Chant du lac in 1966.-Works:* Le Chant du lac...
(BeninBeninBenin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
) for Le chant du lac - 1967 : Francis BebeyFrancis BebeyFrancis Bebey was a Cameroonian artist, musician, and writer.Bebey attended the Sorbonne, and was further educated in the United States...
(CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for Le fils d'Agatha Moudio - 1967 : Francois Evembe (CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for Sur la terre en passant - 1967 : Jean PliyaJean Pliya- Life :Born in what was then Dahomey, Pliya was educated at the University of Dakar and then the University of Toulouse. He graduated from the second in 1957 and in 1959 returned to his homeland to teach. He went on to hold ministerial positions in the Benin government.- Work :His work often...
(BeninBeninBenin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
) for Kondo, le requin - 1968 : Bernard Dadié (Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for La ville où nul ne meurtLa ville où nul ne meurtLa ville où nul ne meurt is a novel by Ivorian author Bernard Dadié. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1968.... - 1968 : Francis BebeyFrancis BebeyFrancis Bebey was a Cameroonian artist, musician, and writer.Bebey attended the Sorbonne, and was further educated in the United States...
(CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for Le Fils d'Agatha Moudio - 1969 : Ahmadou KouroumaAhmadou KouroumaAhmadou Kourouma was an Ivorian novelist.-Life:The eldest son of a distinguished Malinké family, Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in Côte d'Ivoire. Raised by his uncle, he initially pursued studies in Bamako, Mali...
(Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for Le soleil des indépendancesLe soleil des indépendancesLes soleils des indépendances is a first novel by Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1969.-Bibliography:*Les soleils des indépendances, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 1968... - 1969 : Guy Menga (Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
) for La Palabre stérile - 1970 : Boubou HamaBoubou HamaBoubou Hama was a Nigerien author, historian, and politician. He was President of the National Assembly of Niger under President of Niger, Hamani Diori.- Life and works :Hama was born at Fonéko, a small Songhai village in western Niger...
(NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
) for Kotia Nima - 1971 : Massa Makan DiabatéMassa Makan DiabatéMassa Makan Diabaté was a Malian historian, author, and playwright.-Biography:Born in 1938 in Kita, Massa Makan Diabaté was the descendant of a long line of West African poets ....
(MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
) for Janjon - 1971 : L'abbé Mviena (CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for L'Univers culturel et religieux du peuple Béti - 1972 : Henri LopèsHenri LopèsHenri Lopès is a Congolese writer, diplomat, and political figure. He was Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville from 1973 to 1975, and since 1998 he has been Congo-Brazzaville's Ambassador to France.-Political and diplomatic career:...
(Democratic Republic of Congo) for Tribaliques - 1973 : Alioun Fantoure (GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
) for Le Cercle des tropiques - 1974 : Amadou Hampâté BâAmadou Hampâté BâAmadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer and ethnologist.-Biography:...
(MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
) for L'étrange destin de Wangrin - 1975 : Étienne Yanou (CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for L'Homme Dieu de Bisso - 1976 : Aouta Keita (MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
) for Femmes d'Afrique - 1977 : Sory Camara (GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
) for Gens de la parole: Essai sur les griots malinké - 1978 : Idé OumarouIde OumarouIde Oumarou was a Nigerien diplomat, government minister, and journalist. He served as ambassador to the United Nations between 1980 and 1983. He then served as the foreign minister between 1983 and 1985 and was secretary-general of the Organisation of African Unity between 1985 and 1988. He was...
(NigerNigerNiger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
) for Gros plan - 1979 : Lamine DiakhateLamine DiakhateLamine Diakhate was the descendant of one of the most distinguished families of national renown in Senegal. He was born on September 16, 1928, in Saint-Louis. This city was in those days the center of one of the four administrative districts, i.e. communes, of the country. But it was also the...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) for Chalys d'Harlem - 1980 : Aminata Sow FallAminata Sow FallAminata Sow Fall is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French.-Life:She was born 1941 in Saint-Louis, Senegal where she grew up before moving to Dakar to finish her secondary schooling...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) for La grève des Bàttu - 1981 : Jean-Marie Adiaffi (Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for La carte d'identitéLa carte d'identitéLa carte d'identité is a novel by Ivorian author Jean-Marie Adiaffi. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1981.... - 1982 : Frédéric Titinga Pacéré (Burkino Faso) for La poésie des griots : poèmes pour l'Angola
- 1982 : Mariama BâMariama BaMariama Bâ was a Senegalese author and feminist, who wrote in French. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim, but at an early age came to criticise what she perceived as inequalities between the sexes resulting from [African] traditions...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) for Un Chant écarlate - 1982 : Yodi Karone (CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for Nègre de paille - 1983 : Sony Labou TansiSony Labou TansiSony Lab'ou Tansi was a Congolese novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet. Though he was only forty-seven when he died, Tansi remains one of the most prolific African writers and the most internationally renowned practitioner of the "New African Writing." His novel The Antipeople won...
(Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) for L'ante-peuple - 1984 : Cheikh Hamidou KaneCheikh Hamidou KaneCheikh Hamidou Kane is a Senegalese writer best known for his prize winning novel L'aventure ambiguë , about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study in France...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) - 1985 : Modibo Sounkalo Keita (MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
) for L'archer bassari - 1985 : Edem KodjoEdem KodjoÉdouard Kodjovi Kodjo, better known as Edem Kodjo , is a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multiparty politics. He served as Prime...
(TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
) for Et demain l'Afrique - 1986 : Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou (CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
for La Critique littéraire - 1986 : Bolga Baenga (CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) for Cannibale - 1986 : Tierno MonénemboTierno MonénemboThierno Saïdou Diallo, usually known as Tierno Monénembo , is a Francophone Guinean novelist. Born in Guinea, he later lived in Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, and finally France since 1973...
(GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
) for Les écailles du ciel - 1987 : Jean-Baptiste Tati LoutardJean-Baptiste Tati LoutardJean-Baptiste Tati Loutard was a Congolese politician and poet. Having previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Arts and Culture, he was Minister of Hydrocarbons in the government of Congo-Brazzaville from 1997 to 2009; he was also the founder and President of the Action...
(Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
) for Le Récit de la mort - 1988 : Emmanuel DongalaEmmanuel DongalaEmmanuel Boundzéki Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He is currently Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock....
(Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) for Le feu des origines - 1989 : Victor Bouadjio (FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) for Demain est encore loin - 1990 : Henri LopèsHenri LopèsHenri Lopès is a Congolese writer, diplomat, and political figure. He was Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville from 1973 to 1975, and since 1998 he has been Congo-Brazzaville's Ambassador to France.-Political and diplomatic career:...
(Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) - 1990 : Ahmadou KouroumaAhmadou KouroumaAhmadou Kourouma was an Ivorian novelist.-Life:The eldest son of a distinguished Malinké family, Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in Côte d'Ivoire. Raised by his uncle, he initially pursued studies in Bamako, Mali...
(Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for Monnè, outrages et defisMonnè, outrages et defisMonnè, outrages et defis is a novel by Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1990.... - 1991 : Amadou Hampâté BâAmadou Hampâté BâAmadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer and ethnologist.-Biography:...
(MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
) for Amkullel, l'enfant peul and L'empire peul du Macina - 1991 : Kama Sywor KamandaKama Sywor KamandaKama Sywor Kamanda is an award-winning African writer and poet.-Biography:Kama Sywor Kamanda was born on November 11, 1952, in Luebo, Democratic Republic of Congo, to a family of Bantu-Egyptian origin, father Malaba Kamenga and mother Kony Ngalula....
(Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) for La nuit des griots - 1992 : Patrick Ilboudo (Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
) for Le héraut têtu - 1993 : Maurice Bandaman (Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) for Le fils de la femme maleLe fils de la femme maleLe fils de la femme male is a novel by Ivorian author Maurice Bandaman. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1993.... - 1994 : Calixthe BeyalaCalixthe BeyalaCalixthe Beyala is a Cameroonian writer who writes in French.She grew up in Douala with her sister. In 1978, She left Cameroon for France...
(CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
) for Maman a un amant - 1995 : Emmanuel DongalaEmmanuel DongalaEmmanuel Boundzéki Dongala is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He is currently Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock....
(Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) - 1995 : Sylvain Ntari-Bemba (Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
) pour Reves portatifs Zaire - 1996 : Abdourahman A. Waberi (DjiboutiDjiboutiDjibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
) - 1996 : Léopold Sédar SenghorLéopold Sédar SenghorLéopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who for two decades served as the first president of Senegal . Senghor was the first African elected as a member of the Académie française. Before independence, he founded the political party called the Senegalese...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) for Anthologie de la nouvelle poesie negre et malgache de langue francaise - 1997 : Daniel Biyaoula (Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
) for L'impasse - 1998 : Boubacar Boris DiopBoubacar Boris DiopBoubacar Boris Diop is a Senegalese novelist, journalist and screenwriter. His best known work, Murambi, le livre des ossements , is the fictional account of a notorious massacre during the Rwandan genocide of 1994...
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
) - 1999 : Alain MabanckouAlain MabanckouAlain Mabanckou is an author and journalist who currently resides in the United States.-Life:Alain Mabanckou was born in Congo-Brazzaville in 1966. He spent his childhood in the coastal village of Pointe-Noire where he received his baccalaureate in Letters and Philosophy at the Lycée Karl Marx...
(Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
) for Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (novel) - 2000 : Ken BugulKen BugulKen Bugul is the pen name of a Senegalese Francophone novelist, whose real name is Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma. The name derives from the Wolof language, in which it means "one who is unwanted."...
(BeninBeninBenin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
) for Riwan ou le chemin de sable - 2001 : Effui Kossi (TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
) for La Fabrique de cérémonies - 2002 : Patrice NganangPatrice Nganang-External links:...
(CamerounCamerounCameroun was a French and British mandate territory in central Africa, now constituting the majority of the territory of the Republic of Cameroon....
) for Temps de chien (Le Serpent à Plumes) - 2003 : Kangni Alem (TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
) for Cola Cola jazzCola Cola jazzCola Cola jazz is a novel by Togolese author Kangni Alem. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2003.... - 2004 : Sami TchakSami TchakSadamba Tcha-Koura , pen-name Sami Tchak, is a Togolese writer.- Biography :After a dissertation in philosophy at the University of Lomé in 1983, Sami Tchak taught in a high school for three years. He arrived in France in 1986 to start hissociology studies, and obtained his PhD at the Sorbonne...
(TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
) for Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple?Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple?La fête des masques is a book by Togolese author Sami Tchak. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2004....
and Togoo: la démocratie introuvableTogoo: la démocratie introuvableTogoo: la démocratie introuvable is a book by Togolese author Sami Tchak. It won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2004 along with Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple?.... - 2005 : Véronique TadjoVéronique TadjoVéronique Tadjo is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire.Born in Paris, Véronique Tadjo was the daughter of an Ivorian civil servant and a French painter and sculptor. Brought up in Abidjan, she travelled widely with her family. Tadjo completed her BA degree at the University of...
(Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
) - 2005 : Mahamoudou Ouédraogo (Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
) - 2006 : Edem KodjoEdem KodjoÉdouard Kodjovi Kodjo, better known as Edem Kodjo , is a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multiparty politics. He served as Prime...
(TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
) for Port Mélo - 2007 : BessoraBessoraBessora is a writer born in Brussels. Daughter of a Gabonese diplomat and granddaughter of a Swiss confectioner, she and her works have met with growing acclaim in Europe, the United States and Africa. After a career in international finance in Geneva, she studied anthropology and wrote her first...
(GabonGabonGabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
) for Cueillez-moi jolis Messieurs... - 2008 : Jean Divassa Nyama (GabonGabonGabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
) für Vocation de Dignité - 2009 : In Koli Jean Bofane for Mathématiques congolaises
- 2010 : Gabriel Mwéné Okoundji for L’äme blessée d’un éléphant noir