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TatiLoutard was born in the Congo in 1938. He studied in Brazzaville, earning his degree a few years later at the University of Bordeaux. In 1966 he returned to Brazzaville to teach at the Centre dEnseignement Superieur. With his rise in stature, he ...
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- The Ahmed Sekou Toure
Ahmed Sékou Touré was born in Guinea in 1922. The son of a Muslim farmer, Sékou Touré was educated in the Koran at an early age and then went on to a French technical school in Conakry at the age of 14. Sékou Touré was expelled in 1937, after only on ...
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- The Francis Bebey
Born in Cameroon in 1929, Francis Bebey was educated in Douala, Paris, and the U.S., receiving his degree from the Studiécole de la Radiodiffusion OutreMer, Paris. In addition to Bebeys accomplishments as a poet, playwright, and novelist, Bebey is an ...
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- David Diop
David Diop was born in Bordeaux France to a Senegalese father and Cameroonean mother. Despite his French upbringing and education, he spent his life longing for Africa and empathizing with the African plight against French colonialism. His work refle ...
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/diop.htm
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- The Jean Joseph Rabearivelo
Rabierivelos poetry reflects the tragic life he lead in the early years of French colonial rule in Madagascar. He received a limited education in Catholic schools, but his knowledge and understanding of the French language came from his insatiable re ...
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/rabieri.htm
| | - The Leopold Sedhar Senghor
While Senghor is most well known as Senegals skillful president 19601981, he is also one of Africas most skilled and acclaimed poets. His brilliance was recognized early as he completed his Baccalaureat in 1927 and received a scholarship to go to Fra ...
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- The Paulin Joachim
Paulin Joachim was born in Cotonou, Dahomey Benin in 1931 and was educated in Dahomey, Gabon, and Lyon, France. After leaving Catholic University Law School in Lyon due to lack of funds, Joachim became secretary to the French poet Philippe Soupault, ...
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/joachim.htm
| | - The Annette M Baye D Erneville
Mbaye was born in Sokone Senegal in 1926. Unlike many of her contemporaries, MBaye was educated primarily in Senegal, receiving her teaching degree from the École Normale dInstitutrices Teachers College in Rufisque, 1945. After a short tenure as the ...
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- The William JF Syad
William Syad was born in French Somalia in 1930 and was educated in Saudi Arabia and at the University of Paris, Sorbonne. As a supporter of Somalian unity, Syad has spent much of his life in exile. He worked for Radio Djibouti from 19551960 but then ...
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/syad.htm
| | - Gerald Felix Tchicaya
U Tamsi was born in Mpili Congo Brazzaville, but moved to France in 1946. He died in Oise, France in 1988. Like David Diop, U Tamsis poetry is colloquial and spoken. Though informal, his work is sophisticated, mocking, and rife with dark humor. He ju ...
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/utamsi.htm
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