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This list was fully inspired by Troy Onyango’s guide for Reading Africa, where he outlines novels from each country in Africa. Like Troy, I fully also wanted to read literature from every African country. Unlike him, I am not very thorough and intention with how I am doing this. It’s more like a stumble and go sort of list. I am just hoping to build on the repositories of African writing. I will be updating as I go. (I’m also open to suggestions in the comments.)
1. Algeria
- A sentence in love by Assia Djebar
2. Angola
3. Benin
4. Botswana
5. Burkina Faso
6. Burundi
7. Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
8. Cameroon
- Oubliette by Howard Meh-Buh Maximus
9. Central African Republic
10. Chad
11. Comoros
12. Congo, Democratic Republic of the
13. Congo, Republic of the
14. Djibouti
15. Egypt
16. Equatorial Guinea
17. Eritrea
18. Eswatini
19. Ethiopia
20. Gabon
21. The Gambia
22. Ghana
23. Guinea
24. Guinea-Bissau
25. Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
26. Kenya
- Sanctum by Naomi Waweru
27. Lesotho
28. Liberia
29. Libya
30. Madagascar
31. Malawi
- Davu’s Cord by Tamanda Kanjaye
- Maybe We Love Once by Donna Nyakapira
32. Mali
33. Mauritania
34. Mauritius
35. Morocco
36. Mozambique
37. Namibia
- The Giver of Nicknames by Rémy Ngamije
38. Niger
39. Nigeria
- A Spectator of Cherished Intimacy by Uzoma Ihejirika
- Some Things are Most Beautiful in the Dark by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
40. Rwanda
41. São Tomé and Príncipe
42. Senegal
43. Seychelles
44. Sierra Leone
45. Somalia
46. South Africa
47. South Sudan
48. Sudan
- Checkpoint by Wagas Elsadig
49. Tanzania
- I can see you by Immaculate Halla
50. Togo
51. Tunisia
52. Uganda
53. Zambia
- Bring back lost lovers by Bwanga Kapumpa
54. Zimbabwe
