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WiR redlist index: Poets - Africa

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name	image	description	country of citizenship	date of birth	date of death	place of birth	place of death	wikidata item	site links
Mencía de Figueroa		Spanish poet	Crown of Castile	140s	1444	Beas de Segura	Segura de la Sierra	Q6010182	1
Fatemeh Bint Mohammad Hanafi		15th century Persian woman writer	Egypt	1451	1534	Cairo		Q28713244	1
Fatma xanım Ani		Fatma xanım Ani Born -00T Istanbul Died -00T Yenişehir Nationality Turkey, Ottoman Empire Occupation(s) poet, writer poet and writer (1601–1710) ♀	Turkey Ottoman Empire	16th century	1710	Istanbul	Yenişehir	Q16367497	4
Dorothea Gosen		South African poet	South Africa	1774				Q31737861	1
Virginia Evangelidou		Greek poet	Ottoman Empire	18th century	1922	Fener		Q56876263	1
Matilde Isabel de Santana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Betencourt		Portuguese writer and noblewoman	Madeira Kingdom of Portugal	1805-03-14	1888-12-23	Funchal	Funchal	Q17280369	1
Makbule Leman		Ottoman poet (1865-1898)	Ottoman Empire	1865	1898	Istanbul Vilayet	Istanbul	Q6033806	1
Antoinette Carinus-Holzhausen		South African writer and poet	South Africa	1883-07-22	1945-03-15		Pretoria	Q31736569	1
Maria Zampa		Greek poet	Ottoman Empire Greece	1888	1933	Adana	Athens	Q62521130	1
Hilda Postma		South African poet and writer	South Africa	1895-09-07	1993-08-01			Q13034934	1
Noor Abdulmajeed		Egyptian poet	Egypt	19th century		Cairo		Q27907185	4
Nafia Abid		poet	Ottoman Empire	1903		Ioannina		Q61122228	1
İffet Halim Oruz		Turkish poet, writer, women's rights activist	Ottoman Empire Turkey	1904	1993-08-20	Istanbul	Istanbul	Q47501668	1
Almas Duwaik		Lebanese writer and poet	Ottoman Empire French mandate of Lebanon Lebanon	1904	1978-10-28	Choueifat	Beirut	Q56237444	1
Marie-Aimée de Kermorvan		Mauritian writer and poet	Mauritius	1904-05	1985-09	Curepipe		Q3291445	1
أبكار السقاف		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1913-01-04	1989	Cairo	Kuwait City	Q12177639	2
Jalīlah Riḍā		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1915-12-31	2001-03-12	Alexandria	Cairo	Q12205779	2
Emma Horn		South African poet	South Africa	1917				Q31737027	1
Afifa al-Hisni		Syrian teacher and poet	Ottoman Empire Arab Kingdom of Syria State of Damascus State of Syria First Syrian Republic Second Syrian Republic United Arab Republic Syria	1918-12-15	2003-09-12	Damascus	Damascus	Q93504258	1
Nelly Vaucher-Zananiri		1900-	Egypt	1920	1984-05			Q63246980	1
Malak ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1921 1923	1999-11-28	Tanta		Q12244982	2
Aziza Harun		Syrian poet	Alawite State First Syrian Republic Second Syrian Republic United Arab Republic Syria	1923	1986-02-12	Latakia	Damascus	Q93445242	2
Amineh Qutb		Egyptian poet (1927-2007)	Egypt	1927	2007			Q12180718	2
Eveleen Castelyn		South African poet	South Africa	1928-06-17	2004-12-05	Schweizer-Reneke	Pretoria	Q31737089	1
Nadia Guendouz		Algerian poet	Algeria	1932-02-26	1992-04-04	Algiers	Algiers	Q16855208	2
Sharifa Fathy		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1933	2007			Q12218759	2
Zina Mahjoub		Sudanese poet	Sudan	1933-10-05	1957-05-28			Q15998995	1
علية الجعار			Egypt	1935	2003	Tanta		Q12228224	2
Sílvia do Rosario Silveira de Bragança		Portuguese-Mozambican painter and teacher	Mozambique	1937	2020-09-21	Tiswadi taluk	Goa	Q99803155	1
Souad Guellouz		Tunisian teacher, novelist and poet	French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia	1937-12-30		Aryanah		Q50315346	1
Zoubeida Bchir		Tunisian writer	French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia	1938-02	2011-08-21	Tunisia	Tunis	Q28055874	3
Nadia Ghalem		novelist	Canada Algeria	1941-06-26		Oran		Q55723418	1
Hayat Abu al-Nasr		Egyptian writer and poet	Egypt	1942-04-08		Cairo		Q46692367	2
Rosa Smit		South African poet	South Africa	1945				Q31738789	1
Elisabeth Mweya Tol'Ande		DRC poet and writer	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1947-07-07 1948-07-07		Kinshasa		Q107082209	3
Najette Ouerghi		Tunisian poet	French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia	1949-12-25		Téboursouk		Q73115735	1
Mona Soliman		Egyptian writer	Egypt	19th century		Egypt		Q15433761	2
تماضر شيخ الدين		Sudanese poet	Sudan	19th century				Q54862404	2
Juka Fatou Jabang		Gambian poet	The Gambia	19th century				Q62089117	1
Batoul Alaoui		Moroccan author and poet	Morocco	1950		Ouazzane		Q113040704	1
Tata Milouda		Moroccan artist	Morocco	1950				Q3515996	1
Rika Cilliers		South African poet	South Africa	1951	1999-04-27			Q2017417	2
Hafidha Kara Biben		Tunisian poet and writer	French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia	1951-04-09		Bizerte		Q12208436	1
Victoire Issembe		writer	Gabon	1952-11-17		Grand-Bassam		Q115668954	0
Touria Ikbal		Moroccan poet, translator, Sufi expert	Morocco	19th century		Marrakesh		Q3533952	1
Afaf Al-Sadiq		Sudanese poet and academic	Sudan	1954	2018-01-06	Khartoum	Jizan	Q47092717	2
Zineb Laouedj		Algerian Poet	Algeria	1954		Maghnia District		Q123928846	0
Martjie Bosman		South African poet	South Africa	1954-09-19				Q31736867	1
أمينة مريني إدريسي		Moroccan poet	Morocco	1955		Fez		Q16123007	1
Iman Bakri		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1955		Cairo		Q66361494	2
Karen Kuhn		South African poet	South Africa	1955				Q31738312	1
Najet Adouani		Tunisian poet, writer and journalist	French protectorate of Tunisia Tunisia	1956		El Hamma		Q27559258	1
باته بنت البراء			Mauritania Saudi Arabia	1956		Mederdra		Q12195611	1
Betsie van Niekerk		South African poet	South Africa	1956				Q31738962	1
Maria Alexandre Dáskalos		poet	Angola	1957	2021-03-20	Huambo		Q50414509	2
Amel Safta		Tunisian actress and poet	Tunisia	1957-12-05		Benghazi		Q12180494	3
Matilda Alica Cynthia Johnson		Gambian poet	The Gambia	1958				Q62089146	1
Fatiha Morchid		Moroccan poet	Morocco	1958-03-14		Ben Slimane		Q6822721	1
Carole Darricarrère		French poet	Ivory Coast	1959		Abidjan		Q24691630	1
Sharifah El-Sayyed		Sharifah El-Sayyed Born -00T Cairo Nationality Egypt Other names Sayyid, Sharīfah Alma mater Cairo University Occupation(s) writer, poet writer and poet (*1959) ♀	Egypt	1959		Cairo		Q107331801	2
Marie Thérèse Ambassa Betoko		Marie Thérèse Ambassa Betoko Born -00T Yaoundé Nationality Cameroon Occupation poet poet (*1959) ♀	Cameroon	1959		Yaoundé		Q117470215	0
Khadija Elallam		Moroccan poet	Morocco	1959-04-04		Casablanca		Q12210303	1
Nadia Nouasser		Nadia Nouasser Born -00T Annaba Nationality Algeria Other names Nādiyah Nawāṣir, Nawāṣir, Nādiyaẗ Occupation poet poet (*1960) ♀	Algeria	1960		Annaba		Q112231889	1
Toki Mabogunje		Nigerian lawyer, broadcaster, poet and business consultant	Nigeria	1961-02-07				Q107162739	0
Eliza Kentridge		South African poet	South Africa	1962		Johannesburg		Q65556312	0
حنان عبد القادر		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1964-01-01				Q12208964	2
إيزابيل كمال			Egypt	1964-12-28		Cairo		Q109299651	1
Souad Labbize		Souad Labbize Born -25T00:00: Nationality Algeria Occupation(s) novelist, poet, translator, anthologist novelist, poet, translator, and anthologist (*1965) ♀	Algeria	1965-03-25				Q104144447	1
Siham Bouhlal		Moroccan author, translator and writer	Morocco	1966		Casablanca		Q17326188	3
هناء رشاد		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1968-08-29				Q107195307	1
alya abdel salam		alya abdel salam Born -12T00:00: Nationality Egypt Occupation poet poet (*1968) ♀	Egypt	1968-10-12				Q108401772	1
Rawda Al-Haj		Sudanese poet	Democratic Republic of Sudan Sudan	1969		Kassala		Q12213895	1
Sónia Sultuane		Mozambican artist and poet	Mozambique	1971-03-04		Maputo		Q27044330	2
Frances le Roux		Frances le Roux Born -01T Nationality South Africa Occupation poet poet (*1973) ♀	South Africa	1973				Q31738368	1
فاطمة بوهراكة			Morocco	1974		Fez		Q60565268	1
Khairia Boubtan		Tunisian writer and poet	Tunisia	1974		Tunis		Q107588740	1
Zahra Yusra		Egyptian poet	Egypt	1974		Cairo		Q113955045	0
Carina Stander		South African poet	South Africa	1976				Q31736151	1
Martina Klopper		South African poet	South Africa	1976				Q31738191	1
جيهان سليمان		Egyptian journalist	Egypt	1977-04-03				Q16125435	2
Énia Lipanga		Mozambican poet, activist and cultural agitator	Mozambique	1977-04-04		Maputo		Q85879591	3
Fatima Maaroufi		Moroccan poet	Morocco	1977-10-30				Q12230185	3
Ouahiba Chaoui		Algerian poet	Algeria	1978		Sétif		Q3357900	2
Christelle Nadia Fotso		Cameroonian poet and lawyer	Cameroon	1978-12-08		Yaoundé		Q85852963	2
Julienne Baseke Nzabandora		journalist and human rights activist in the DRC	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979		Kinshasa Bukavu		Q111309393	1
Ana Silva (artiste)		Ana Silva (artiste) Born -01T Calulo Nationality Angola Alma mater Ar.Co Occupation(s) poet, plastic artist poet and plastic artist (*1979) ♀	Angola	1979		Calulo		Q112583327	1
Ngnima Sarr		Ngnima Sarr Born -00T Senegal Nationality Senegal Alma mater Université Cheikh Anta Diop Occupation(s) artist, rapper, poet artist, rapper, and poet (*1980) ♀	Senegal	190s		Senegal		Q96381617	1
Ayavi Lake		Quebec short story writer and poet	Senegal Canada	1980-02-19		Dakar		Q108648527	1
ردينة الفيلالي			Libya	1981		Tripoli		Q123465997	0
Mouna Ouafik		Mouna Ouafik Born -29T00:00: Rabat Nationality Morocco Other names Muna Wafiq Alma mater Mohammed V University Occupation(s) journalist, poet journalist and poet (*1981) ♀	Morocco	1981-03-29		Rabat		Q107649122	1
Noha Behman		Egyptian writer and translator	Egypt	1983-06-01		Monufia Governorate		Q106677655	1
Shaimaa Sabagh		Egyptian civil rights activist, poet	Egypt	1984-01	2015-01-24		Tahrir Square	Q18918574	5
Barbara Akplogan		Beninese writer	Benin	1984-01-05				Q66224231	3
Susan Smith		South African poet	South Africa	1985-02-10		De Aar		Q64358512	1
Mouna Baazaoui		Tunisian poet	Tunisia	1985-06-10		delegation of Echrarda		Q22690257	1
Amee Slam		Amee Slam Born -25T00:00: Bouaké Nationality Ivory Coast Other names Aminata Bamba Occupation poet poet (*1985) ♀	Ivory Coast	1985-07-25		Bouaké		Q124713352	1
Genna Gardini		South African poet	South Africa	1986		Johannesburg		Q65556304	0
Essie Kelly		French-Ivorian novelist, poet and lawyer	Ivory Coast	1986-10-12				Q118523500	1
Keotshephile Motseonageng		Performing artist: poet, singer, actress, dancer, image model and a Business woman.	Botswana	1987-12-19		Magagarape Hills		Q113630839	0
Soukaina Habiballah		Moroccan novelist and poet	Morocco	1989		Casablanca		Q107300790	1
Tariro Ndoro		Zimbabwean Poet and Storyteller.	Zimbabwe	1991		Harare		Q125417243	0
Hibotep		Ethiopian DJ	Ethiopia	1992-08-15		Addis Ababa		Q109310752	1
Deqo Nuh Yunis Abdi		Somali poet	Somalia	1994		Hargeisa		Q79212696	1
Juliana Mbengono		Equatorial Guinean author (born 1996)	Equatorial Guinea	1996-05-18		Ebibeyin		Q107264643	2
Lame Pusetso		Motswana multi award author, Poet, and Publisher	Botswana	1997-04-26				Q118129807	0
Tanatsei Gambura		Zimbabwean-born multidisciplinary artist, poet	Zimbabwe	1999				Q101888717	0
Timb Sara		Cameroonian author of a collection of poems	Cameroon	1999-10				Q116045082	1
Monelle		South African R&B singer/songwriter and author	South Africa	1999-10-06				Q65532709	0
Angel Agnes Smith		Nigerian writer	Nigeria	2000		Akwa Ibom State		Q108330389	0
Amel Farah		Egyptian journalist	Egypt	20th century				Q12180589	2
Hanan Mofeed Fawzy		Egyptian poet	Egypt	20th century				Q12208968	2
Botlhale Boikanyo		South African Actress and Poet	South Africa	2001-05-23		Mahikeng		Q120041081	0
Lala Touray		Gambian Author	The Gambia	2003				Q123000980	0
Amina Said Ali		Somali poet and author	Somalia					Q4746349	3
Hatice Nakiye Hanım		Turkish writer, translator and poet	Ottoman Empire					Q6041233	2
Rihana Bachir		Moroccan poet	Morocco					Q12214056	1
Ny Eja		Artist in the field of literature	Madagascar					Q13108693	1
Nacera Mohamadi		Algerian journalist	Algeria					Q16123142	1
Erika Barnard		South African poet	South Africa					Q25614916	1
فخرالدوله اسوانی			Egypt			Aswan		Q27988460	1
Mehria Tmimi		poet from ifriqiya	Ifriqiya		0903	Kairouan		Q28713260	1
Rika Cloete		South African poet	South Africa					Q31736640	1
Analise Carstens		South African poet and writer	South Africa					Q31736642	1
Melanie Grobler		South African poet	South Africa					Q31737900	1
Lina Gugat		South African poet	South Africa					Q31737955	1
Laila al Maghrabi		Arabic poet and broadcaster	Sudan		1999-03-29			Q85204477	1
Eglal Errera		Eglal Errera Born Alexandria Nationality Egypt Occupation(s) writer, poet, children's writer, documentary filmmaker, editor writer, poet, children's writer, documentary filmmaker, and editor ♀	Egypt			Alexandria		Q95388737	0
Nacima Qorane		Poet from Somaliland	Somaliland					Q97100539	0
Tevhîde Hanım		Tevhîde Hanım Nationality Ottoman Empire Occupation poet poet ♀	Ottoman Empire					Q97567910	1
Ntsiki Mazwai		South African born poet and Sister of Thandiswa Mazwai who uses music to translate and enhance her poetic abilities	South Africa					Q99842691	0
Amina Zreik		Tunisian novelist and poet	Tunisia			Kairouan		Q100261583	1
Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann		Kenyan-German artist, poet, photographer and filmmaker	Kenya Germany					Q100319041	0
Carmela Oyono		Equatorial Guinean writer, poet and radio and television scriptwriter	Equatorial Guinea			Mongomo		Q103916326	1
Evelyne Pèlerin Ngo Maa		Cameroonian storyteller and poet	Cameroon					Q105395264	0
Jhoyce Oto		Caermoonian poet, architect and diversity advisor	Cameroon					Q105395296	0
Sāmiyah Ḥasan Sāʿātī		Sāmiyah Ḥasan Sāʿātī Born England Nationality Egypt Occupation(s) writer, poet, professor, journalist writer, poet, professor, and journalist ♀	Egypt			England		Q107184646	1
ندى إمام			Egypt		2020-11-11			Q107269184	1
Aicha Ammor		Moroccan novelist and poet	Morocco					Q107291906	1
ireen youssef		Egyptian poet	Egypt					Q107561032	1
Dipe Jola		Nigerian poet	Nigeria					Q108332410	0
Jakky Bankong-Obi		Nigerian poet	Nigeria					Q108332417	0
Daisy Odey		Nigerian poet	Nigeria					Q108332502	0
Iyanu Adebiyi		Nigerian poet	Nigeria					Q108333927	0
Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu		Nigerian poet and essayist	Nigeria					Q108334170	0
Zeinab Mubarak		Egyptian writer	Egypt			Cairo		Q108398160	1
Nawal Mahny		Nawal Mahny Born Minya Governorate Nationality Egypt Occupation(s) writer, poet writer and poet ♀	Egypt			Minya Governorate		Q108444823	1
Kheïra Es-sebsadjiyya		Kheïra Es-sebsadjiyya Born Mostaganem Died -00T Oran Nationality French Algeria Other names Kheïra Benzohra, Kheira Sefsagia, Kheira Sabsadjiya, Kheira Safsadjiya Occupation(s) singer, poet singer and poet (†1940) ♀	French Algeria		1940	Mostaganem	Oran	Q108976940	2
Tinah Mnumzana		South African actress	South Africa					Q110232235	0
Lanaire Aderemi		Lanaire Aderemi Nationality Nigeria Occupation(s) poet, playwright, screenwriter poet, playwright, and screenwriter ♀	Nigeria					Q110458212	0
Carole Lokossou		Beninese artist, actress, vocalist, dancer, and feminist	Benin					Q110888380	1
Fatima Belyamoune		Moroccan poet and screenwriter	Morocco			Settat Province		Q110942615	1
Chinwe Azubuike		Chinwe Azubuike Born Lagos Nationality Nigeria Occupation poet poet ♀	Nigeria			Lagos		Q110980771	1
Khadija Soqdali		Moroccan actress, playwright and poet	Morocco					Q111033047	1
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo		Poet	Kenya					Q112203859	0
Yolande Elebe Ma Ndembo		Congolese journalist and poet	Democratic Republic of the Congo					Q113559311	2
Najwa Zahran		Egyptian poet	Egypt					Q113908791	0
Nura 'Ali Zayd		Egyptian poet	Egypt					Q113918126	0
Iman Ahmad Yusuf		Egyptian poet	Egypt			Alexandria		Q113954977	0
Fatima 'Abd al-Maqsud Yusuf		Egyptian poet	Egypt					Q113955027	0
Dalanda Telly Dieng		Dalanda Telly Dieng Born Conakry Nationality Guinea Occupation poet poet ♀	Guinea			Conakry		Q113975784	0
Zayyanatu Abdullahi		poet	Nigeria			Gombe State Kwami		Q114772805	0
Bahari Ruth		Rwandan poet	Rwanda					Q115484728	1
Neema Komba		Tanzanian poet and writer	Tanzania					Q116301714	0
Sarah Lubala		Congolese-born poet and author	South Africa			Kinshasa		Q116456773	0
Aida Hamza		Tunisian poet, novelist and storyteller	Tunisia					Q116687141	0
Thato Angela Chuma		Creative entrepreneur, Singer, Curator, Poet & Writer	Botswana					Q116757301	0
Tânia Tembe		Mozambican actress and singer	Mozambique			Maputo		Q116865247	1
Ôté ngando		Cameroonian poet and slammer	Cameroon					Q117196930	0
Afi Gbegbi		Afi Gbegbi Nationality Togo Occupation(s) playwright, poet, writer, film director, stage actor playwright, poet, writer, film director, and stage actor ♀	Togo					Q117307166	0
Lynda Koudache		Lynda Koudache Nationality Algeria Occupation(s) novelist, poet novelist and poet ♀	Algeria					Q117355497	1
Farida Aït Ferroukh		Farida Aït Ferroukh Born Hussein Dey Nationality Algeria Occupation(s) writer, poet, anthropologist writer, poet, and anthropologist ♀	Algeria			Hussein Dey		Q117389830	1
Diedre Badejo		book writer/author	Nigeria Harlem			Harlem		Q117812829	0
Artemisa Ferreira		Cape Verdean film director, producer, poet, screenwriter and editor	Cape Verde					Q119024684	0
Mazzi Wampamba		Ugandan author	Uganda			Kampala		Q119241607	0
Sarah Aluko		Nigerian British living poet	Nigeria					Q121856359	0
Chekwube Danladi		Nigerian writer	Nigeria					Q121856593	0
Olakitan Aladesuyi		Nigerian poet	Nigeria					Q121856606	0
Fatma Ben Mahmoud		Tunisian writer and poet	Tunisia			Tunis		Q124658726	1
Claudia Anthony		Sierra Leonean journalist and poet	Sierra Leone					Q124662521	0
Sahar Othmani		Tunisian poet	Tunisia					Q124750942	1
Elizabeth Osayande		A Nigerian Journalist	Nigeria					Q124820061	0
Rawda Elhaj		Sudanese poet, journalist and writer	Sudan					Q124986832	0
Nduta Waweru		journalist, communication specialist and poet in Kenya	Kenya					Q125124765	0
Fatma Qandil		Fatma Qandil Nationality Egypt Occupation(s) poet, writer Awards Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature poet and writer ♀; Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature	Egypt					Q125337012	1
Lindiwe Nkutha		Short Stories Author and Poet	South Africa			Soweto		Q125387099	0

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