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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
- The Ladder by Riham Adly
- The Disappearance of Om Sagda by Salma Ahmed
16. Equatorial Guinea
17. Eritrea
18. Eswatini
19. Ethiopia
20. Gabon
21. The Gambia
22. Ghana
- This is How She’ll Tell it by Anna-Maria Poku
23. Guinea
24. Guinea-Bissau
25. Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
26. Kenya
- Sanctum by Naomi Waweru
- Body in six parts by Makena Onjerika
- Naming the Hunger by Temo Buliro
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
- Poisoned pawn by Jeremy Tiboth
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
- The Morning After – Catherine Momoh
45. Somalia
- Hooyo’s Gone – Salma Ibrahim
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
- God’s Warriors – Maxine Sibihwana
- Can I show you magic – Jedidiah Mugarura
53. Zambia
- Bring back lost lovers by Bwanga Kapumpa
- Dandruff – Mukandi Siame
54. Zimbabwe
- The Woman in the Red Dress – Lazarus Panashe Nyagwambo
