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African Biography on the Internet

• African American Biography on the Internet (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)
  
  
• African writers: voices of change (University of Florida, Gainesville)
  Selected pages from the University of Florida Africana Studies Web site: featuring a biographical dictionary of African fiction writers (including brief lists of major works and short biographical pieces on Chinua Achebe, Ama Ata Aidoo, Ayi Kwei Armah, Buchi Emecheta, Bessie Head, Alex La Guma, Dambudzo Marechera, Ezekiel Mphahlele, Alan Paton, Okot P'Bitek, and Amos Tutuola).
  
  
• Anglophone and Lusophone African Women's Writing (Tony Simoes da Silva, University of Exeter, UK)
  This website offers an extensive, alphabetical list of biographies of major authors, lists of their writings, and select bibliographies of secondary literature.
  
  
• Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, 1938-1997:
  • New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York: "Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti," July 11 -- September 28, 2003 Exhibition
    
    
  • Africaman Original. (Carter Van Pelt)
    Originally appeared in The Beat, v. 5/6, 1997.
    
    
  • Special issue of NTAMA: Journal of African Music and Popular Culture on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (September 1998) (Institut für Ethnologie und Afrika-Studien, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany)
  
  
• Amadou Hampâté Bâ -- Web Dossier (2007) (Library, Documentation and Information, African Studies Centre, Leiden University, The Netherlands)
  
  
• Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1854-1927) et la Mouridiyya
  • Murid Islamic Community in America on Shaykh A. Bamba (New York)
    
    
  • Hizbut Tarqiyyah -- Khâdimu-R-Rasûl: Le Serviteur Privilégé du Prophète (Paix et Salut sur Lui) (Touba, Sénégal)
    • Le site de Hizbut-Tarqiyyah Siège et du Centre Culturel à Touba.
    • Aperçu sur sa vie et son oeuvre -- Le Serviteur Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba
    
    
  • Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (2001) (Touba-Internet, France)
    Une entrée biographique du fondateur de la confrérie et celles de ses sucusseurs, avec quelques oeuvres litteraires choisies, et des autres pertinentes informations.
    
    
  • The Life of Shaykh Ahmadu Bamba (1854-1927) (via Official Homepage of Muridiyya Khidmatul Khadim School)
    A biographical sketch and theological presentation on the Islamic Sufi order known as the Tariqa Muridiyya, one of the most important Islamic communities in Senegal, with followers around the world.
    
    
  • For more information on the "Mourides", see also: Passport to Paradise, a forthcoming exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum, Los Angeles.
  
  
• Francis Bebey (1929-2001)
  • Association Francis Bebey (Bebey.Com, France)
  • Francis Bebey (Discographie) (Afromix.Org, Fabrice Gaillard, Paris)
  • University of Florida Libraries: Francis Bebey (Daniel Reboussin, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville)
    A very short biographical sketch and excerpted poem.
  
  
• Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, 1909-1966 (Arewa House--Centre for Historical Documentation, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Kaduna, Nigeria)
  
  
• Mongo Beti (1932-2001) on the Web
  • Grioo.Com: Mongo Beti 1932-2001 (mars 2003)
  • "Mongo Beti et nous." par Boubacar Boris Diop (Cercle Social, le 19 février 2002; via << Nouveau millénaire, Défis libertaires >>, Philippe Coutant, Nantes, France)
  
  
• Stephen Biko on the Internet
  • BIKO: Stephen Bantu Biko (1946-1977) -- 30th Anniversary of the Death of Black Consciousness Leader (South African History Online, Pretoria, South Africa)
    
  • Steve Biko Foundation (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  
  
• Edward Wilmot Blyden: A "virtual museum" on the great pan-Africanist (Eleumuno R. Blyden)
  
  
• Albert Adu Boahen, 1932-2006
  • "End of an era, Professor Boahen travels home" (May 29, 2006) Accra daily mail. (Online) -- Accra, Ghana: Accra Daily Mail, 2005-
  • "In Memoriam: An appreciation of Professor A. Adu Boahen (1932-2006)" by Kwabena Akurang-Parry, Shippensburg University. Posted May 31, 2006. (H-West Africa Discussion Network, H-Net Online, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
  • "Tribute to Prof. Albert Kwadwo Adu Boahen" by Kwame Donkoh Fordwor. (June 6, 2006) GhanaHomePage (Francis Kojo Awuku Akoto, Finland; Rob Bellaart, GhanaWeb.Com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  
  
• Amilcar Cabral, 1924-1973
  • Amílcar Cabral: freedom fighter 1924-1973 (Carlos Pinto Santos, trans. by John D. Godinho, Vidas Lusófonas, Lisboa, Portugal)
  • Amilcar Cabral Symposium, 9-12 September 2004, Praia, Cape Verde (via CODESRIA-Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Dakar, Senegal)
    This web page offers a biography, a bibliography, and related information. See also: Sympósio Internacional Amilcar Cabral, Praia, 9 a 12 de Setembro de 2004.
  
  
• Contemporary Africa Database -- People (The Africa Centre, London, UK)
  A searchable, online database of "experts" (academic and non-academic; little or no contact info), institutions, and chronologies of important events and dates for Africa since 1950.
  
  
• Blaise Diagne, 1872-1934
  • Blaise Diagne -- un bref résumé et quelques photos (Senegal-Online.Com, France)
  • "Blaise Diagne, premier député noir: et l'alternance politique fut!" Le Quotidien. (Online), avril 2004. (Dakar, Sénégal)
  • "Blaise Diagne (1872-1934), premier député noir à l'assemblée nationale française" (le 14 avril 2004) (Grioo.Com, Paris, France)
  
  
• Dictionary of African Christian Biography (Overseas Ministries Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut)
  The site provides information on the project itself and the online dictionary with entries in English, French, and Kiswahili. "The DACB is a multilingual electronic database containing biographies of African Christian leaders, evangelists, and lay workers. Biographies are of those persons chiefly responsible for laying the foundations and advancing the growth of Christian communities in Africa."
  
  
• Birago Diop, 1906-1989: l'écrivain sénégalais (Patrice Birago Neveu et al., Infonie, France)
  Sur ce site, on peux trouver beaucoup de renseignements à propos du auteur de Contes d'Amadou Koumba. (1947) et d'autres livres importants (y compris une page d'interviews qui s'ecoutent avec RealPlayer).
  
  
• Cheikh Anta Diop
  • Cheikh Anta Diop -- savant et humaniste (Revue Ankh, Paris, France)
  • Cheikh Anta Diop, the pharaoh of knowledge (Momodou Camara, Nijii, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • "Cheikh Anta Diop, restaurateur de la conscience noire" (janvier 1998). Fabrice Hervieu Wané, Le monde diplomatique. (Online), janvier 1998. (Paris, France)
  
  
• Cyprian Ekwensi
  • "Cyprian Ekwensi." (2001) (Charles R. Larson, American University, Washington, DC; Extracts from The ordeal of the African writer, pub. by Zed Books, 2001) BPN newsletter (Online); no. 29 (December 2001). -- Oxford, UK: Bellagio Publishing Network, 1994-
  • "What Cyprian Ekwensi meant to me." (2001) (Kole Omotoso, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa) BPN newsletter (Online); no. 29 (December 2001). -- Oxford, UK: Bellagio Publishing Network, 1994-
  
  
• Olaudah Equiano:
  • Equiano Foundation Online
    "The Equiano Foundation aims to provide a valuable educational vehicle through which to resurrect, restore, and celebrate the meaningful contribution of Olaudah Equiano to Western, African, and African American culture..."
  • Excerpts from "Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery" Web Site (PBS Online; WGBH Interactive, WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts)
    -- Frontispiece of Equiano's autobiography (1789)
    -- A note about Equiano and an excerpt from Chapter 2 of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African" (1789)
  
  
• Brenda Fassie, 1964-2004
  • Mail & Guardian. (Online): "Hamba kahle Brenda" (May 9, 2004)
  • Music.Org: Brenda Fassie profile
  • SouthAfrica.Info: "Brenda Fassie, Township Madonna" (May 12, 2004)
  
  
• Fela (See above)
  
  
• Francophone African poets in English translation (University of Florida, Gainesville)
  This collection of texts provides some basis for studying in English of the works of J.-J. Rabearivelo, Leopold S. Senghor, Bernard Dadié, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Annette M'Baye, David Diop, Francis Bebey, William J.F. Syad, Paulin Joachim, G.F.T. U Tam'si, & J.-B. Tati Loutard.
  
  
• Athol Fugard, Playwright (Iain Fisher, The Netherlands)
  A brief biographical sketch of this well-known South African writer-director, commentaries on Fugard's plays, and a host of links to related web pages and sites.
  
  
• Modibo Keita (1915-1977) (via BamaNet, France)
  Un site pittoresque qui est dédié au premier président de la République du Mali. Le site comprend un recueil des discours de Keita, des photos, et même 17 fichiers vidéos. Remarque: l'auteur de ce site a décidé de fournir un accompagnement de musique.
  
  
• Salif Keita on the Web
  • Opiyo Oloya Interviews Salif Keita (April 23, 1996) (Rootsworld on Africa)
  • Salif Keita -- Un Site Web (M. Lafond, Paris)
    Sur ce site, on peut lire une biographie, une discographie, quelques interviews, un vidéo, et plusieurs photos.
  
  
• Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 1922-2006
  • Africultures: "Ki-Zerbo, Joseph (décembre 2006)" (Paris)
  • leFaso.Net: Nécrologie de Joseph Ki-Zerbo (décembre 2006) (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
  • Grioo.Com: "Le professeur Joseph Ki-Zerbo (1922-2006)" (Paris)
  • Hommage du Professeur Joseph Ki-Zerbo en 2005 (ENDA--Environnement et développement du tiers monde, Dakar, Sénégal)
    Durant le mois de mai 2005, il y aura lieu deux cérémonies d'hommage à Saint-Louis et à Dakar, au cour desquelles sera diffusé le film de Dani Kouyaté: << Joseph Ki-Zerbo: Identités, Identité pour l'Afrique >>. Voir aussi: le site du réalisateur --et-- le Centre d'études pour le développement que Pr. Ki-Zerbo a établi à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
  
  
• Ahmadou Kourouma, 1927-2003
  • Ahmadou Kourouma at the complete review (December 2003) The complete review. (Online) (USA)
  • << Ahmadou Kourouma, le guerrier terrassé >> (Afrik.Com, Paris, France) ... avec quelques liens aux résumés des ouvrages de Kourouma.
  • Décès de l'écrivain Ahmadou Kourouma, le 11 décembre 2003. Grioo.Com (Paris, France)
  • Ahmadou Kourouma, ou la dénonciation de l'intérieur (1999) -- An African novelist's inside story. Le Courrier de l'Unesco. (Online) March 1999.
  
  
• Mazisi Kunene, 1930-2006
  • "Mazisi Kunene, South African Poet Laureate, Anti-apartheid Leader, and UCLA Professor (August 2006)" (UCLA Center for African Studies, Los Angeles, California)
  • UKZN "Literary Tourism": Mazizi Kunene (August 2006) (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
  
  
• Ellen Kuzwayo, 1914-2006
  • "Ellen Kuzwayo dies (April 19, 2006)" Sunday times. (Online) (Cape Town, South Africa)
  • "Ellen Kuzwayo: tireless campaigner for women's rights in apartheid South Africa" by Shola Adenekan (April 24, 2006) The Guardian. (Online) (London, UK)
  • "Ellen Kuzwayo Tribute" by Radiyah Shakur (April 2006) Black-History-Month (UK) (London, UK)
  • "Bigger than fear -- Remembering Ellen Kuzwayo" by Shaija Patel (May 18, 2006) AfricaFiles. (Toronto, Canada)
  
  
• Lucky Dube (1964-2007)
  Official web site of the very popular South African reggae music artist, with biography, discography, videography, song lyrics, press cuttings, and a few short audio files.
  
  
• Patrice Lumumba, 1925-1961
  • Belgium. Chambre des représentants: Documents parlementaires, les conclusions, et le rapport de la Commission (2001) d'enquête parlementaire chargée de déterminer les circonstances exactes de l'assassinat de Patrice Lumumba et l'implication éventuelle des responsables politiques belges dans celui-ci, novembre 2001. (Brussels, Belgium)
    Sur ce site, on peut lire les documents en format HTML ou en format PDF.
  • The Galleries at Moore: "A Congo Chronicle: Patrice Lumumba in Urban Art", Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 15-October 29, 2000 Organized by The Museum for African Art, New York; Guest curator, Bogumil Jewsiewicki.
    This site is about the exhibit and events surrounding it; plus related links.
    
    
  • Grioo.Com: La dernière lettre de Patrice Lumumba (novembre 1960). Le 5 novembre 2003. (Paris, France)
    
    
  • Lumumba -- Zietgeist Films (New York)
    Promotional site: Video clips from the recently-released film, schedule of showings in the USA, information about the film's director, Raoul Peck -- including an audio clip from an interview. There are also brief summaries of Patrice Lumumba, the struggles of the Congolese people in Congo (Zaire), and information about the making of the film ; plus promotional links.
    
    
  
  
• Baaba Maal -- Site Officiel (via Palmpictures.Com)
  This promotional web site --in English or in French-- features a discography, press releases, interviews, color photos and slideshows, video and audio files, boutique, and concert information.
  
  
• Wangari Maathai -- 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  • BBC News: "Kenyan collects Nobel peace prize (December 10, 2004)...and related stories. (British Broadcasting Corporation, London, UK)
  • The Nobel Peace Prize 2004 -- Wangari Maathai (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Official website of Prof. Wangari Maathai (Nairobi, Kenya)
  
  
• Naguib Mahfouz, 1911-2006
  • Afrik.Com: "Le prix Nobel de littérature Naguib Mahfouz s'en est allé" (August 2006) (Paris)
  • Al-Ahram Weekly: "A master and his mantle" (August 2006) (Cairo, Egypt)
  • BBC News: Obituary--Naguib Mahfouz (August 30, 2006) (London, UK)
  
  
• Djibril Diop Mambety (1945-1998) (via Senegalaisement.Com, Paris, France)
  Ce site offre une brève biographie du cinéaste et une filmographie. De plus, il y a un lien à un interview de la Revue Noire.
  
  
• Nelson Mandela
  • "The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela": an intimate portrait of one of the century's greatest leaders. ("Frontline"/WGBH Television and Boston/PBS Online)
    The web site contains a synopsis of the television program, photos, interviews, anecdotes, a chronology, and information about ordering the video and transcripts and the teachers' guide.
  • The Mandela Page (The African National Congress, South Africa)
    An archive of electronic documents about and by Nelson Mandela, from the African National Congress and other sources; includes speeches, book excerpts, and photos.
  • << L'enfance d'un chef >> (Nelson Mandela) Les Africains du Siècle. (Jeune afrique l'intelligent, Paris, France)
  
  
• The Thabo Mbeki Page (The African National Congress, South Africa)
  An archive of files containing a short biography, photos, speeches, statements and writings of the new (June 1999) President of South Africa.
  
  
• Youssou N'Dour (Promotional sites)
  • AfroWeb Profile of Youssou N'Dour (CHEZ.Com, France)
    In English, select "Biographie"; "k7"; "Disques"; "Textes"; or "Images & Son"--includes audio files.
  • Youssou.Com -- Official Site
    As of October 1, 2002: Still to be launched; link to Jololi web page.
  
  
• El Hadj Ibrahima Niass (1900-1975)
  • La Faydha Tijaniyya et Son Imam Baye Niass (Prof. Gane Samb Lô, Université Gaston Berger, Saint-Louis, Sénégal; via GeoCities.Com, USA)
    Un recueil des ouvrages par Imam Cheikh Ibrahima Niass en français et un portail sur sa vie et ses enseignements, avec beaucoup de liens vers d'autres sites.
    
    
  • Medina Baay Historical and Social Research Committee Archive Project (Dr. Joseph Hill, University of Rochester, New York)
    Click on "Search and Browse Archive" for directions on required log-in. The website includes excerpts from the working catalog, photographs, and other background information about Medina Baay and the committee's work. "This is a database of interviews, meeting transcripts, photos, recordings, and other information collected by members of the Medina Baay Historical and Social Research Committee in Kawlax (Kaolack), Senegal. The organization was founded and led by Joseph Hill who created this site. Medina Baay...is the headquarters of the 'Ibrahimiyyah' branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order and was founded by Ibrahim Ñas, usually called Baay Ñas in Wolof." ***Note: Netscape or Firefox are the best browsers to access this site.
  
  
• Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
  • Modern History Sourcebook: Kwame Nkrumah: I Speak of Freedom, 1961 (Paul Halsall, Fordham University, New York)
  • Kwame Nkrumah 1965: Neo-colonialism, the last stage of imperialism (Marxists Internet Archive, Freemont, California)
  • Nkrumah InfoSite (Zizwe Mtafuta-Ukweli, R4R Productions)
    A site dedicated to Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, with texts, illustrations, bibliographies of Nkrumah's writings, and downloadable photos (JPGs); plus links to related sites.
  
  
• Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-1999)
  • Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  • "Mwalimu's enduring legacy." (By Peter Anyang' Nyong'o) "News Analysis" The Sunday Nation (Online) October 17, 1999. (The Nation Newspapers, Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya)
  • "Mwalimu's rise to power.". (By Ali Mazrui) "News Analysis" The Sunday Nation (Online) October 17, 1999. (The Nation Newspapers, Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya)
  • The African National Congress Historical Documents: Julius Kambarage Nyerere and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle (ANC, South Africa)
    A few documents by Nyerere and news articles and statements in memorium.
  • Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere : A Short Biographical Note (South Centre, Geneva, Switzerland)
  
  
• Ben Okri, 1959-
  • Ben Okri, An Urhoboman, As a Literary Icon (Urhobo Waado, Urhobo Historical Society, Prof. Peter Ekeh, State University of New York, Buffalo)
  • Ben Okri Web Page (Robert Bennett, Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara; via Prof. George P. Landow et al., Brown University, "Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English", via National University of Singapore)
    This collection includes a biographical sketch of this Nigerian author, teaching tips, quotations, and texts; plus links to related sites and a bibliography.
  
  
• Gamal Abdel-Nasser Home Page (Mohammed Fat'the Bakr & Mohammed Ismail Abuel-Hawayel, Cairo, Egypt; via GeoCities)
  Biographical sketch, photo album, poetry, speeches (MPG files), and related links.
  
  
• Postcolonial & postimperial literature in English: Africa (Prof. George P. Landow and his students at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; via National University of Singapore)
  • A compilation of documents, mostly by students, on African authors (including some biographical information), African literary themes, bibliographies, and discussions of postcolonial literary theory arranged on a Web site.
  • Home Page (General)
  • Chinua Achebe
  • Ama Ata Aidoo
  • Tsitsi Dangarembga
  • Buchi Emecheta
  • Nadine Gordimer
  • Chenjerai Hove
  • Yvonne Vera
  • Charles Mungoshi
  • Femi Osofisan
  • Ken Saro Wiwa
  • Wole Soyinka
  
  
• Post Colonial Studies: African Literary Figures (Department of English, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia)
  • "The Postcolonial Studies website (PS) is a project in progress." Note: The documents at this site are produced by students.
  • Home Page (General: introduction, authors, theories, etc.)
  • Tsitsi Dangarembga
  • Assia Djebar
  • Buchi Emecheta
  • Frantz Fanon
  • Bessie Head
  • J. Nozipo Maraire
  • Ngugi wa Thiong'o
  • Nawal el Saadawi
  • Olive Schreiner
  • Huda Shaarawi
  • M.G. Vassanji
  
  
• Salif Keita on the Web (See above)
  
  
• Oumou Sangare on the Web
  • Afropop Worldwide: Oumou Sangare (World Music Productions, New York)
    A biographical sketch, audio files, interviews, discography, and related information.
  • SonicNet.Com: Oumou Sangare (USA)
    A profile of the Malian "diva", including a discography, audio clips, a short biographical sketch, and web links.
  
  
• Thomas Sankara, 1949-1987
  • Bendré. (Online): Chronique d'une tragédie organisée ...le destin tragique de Thomas Sankara (octobre 2004) -- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Paris, France: 2002-- (y compris quelques photos)
    
    
  • Thomas Sankara WebSite (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
    Un site en français qui comprend les discours, quelques interviews, des photos, et liens.
  
  
• Remember Ken Saro-Wiwa: The Life, 1941-1995 (Remember Saro-Wiwa, PlatformLondon, London, UK)
  
  
• Ousmane Sembène
  • Ousmane Sembene--"Senegal's most admired film maker of the century" (Prof. Samba Gadjigo, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts)
    
    
  
  
• Portraits Sénégalais du journal électronique, Le Quotidien (Dakar, Sénégal)
  • Un recueil de portraits biographiques...quelques-uns sont plus renominés que les autres.
  • Mariétou Mbaye -- "Ken Bugul"
  • Blaise Diagne
  • Lamine Gueye
  • Abdoulaye Ly
  • Aminata Fall Sow
  • El Hadj Malick Sy
  
  
• Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) sur Internet
  • Académie de Lyon--Lettres: Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) -- Bibliographie (Michel Balmont et al., Lyon, France)
    
    
  • Archipo--Les Archives Politiques: Profil de Léopold Sédar Senghor -- Archives Vidéo et Sonores (Dakar, Sénégal)
    
    
  • Ethiopiques -- revue negro-africaine de littérature et de philosophie. (Online): Hommage à Senghor (Numéro 69, 2003)
  • JoalFadiouth.Com -- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) (Germantown, Maryland, USA)
  • Léopold Sédar Senghor -- Page spéciale (iSenegal, Paris, France)
    Un page de liens aux sites qui rendent hommage à Senghor.
  • Organisation internationale de la Francophonie: 2006, Année Senghor -- Centenaire de la naissance de Léopold Sédar Senghor (Paris)
    
  
  
• Walter Sisulu (1912-2003):
  • African National Congress: Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu -- Biographies and Obituary, May 5, 2003 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • Mail & Guardian (Online) Special Report: Walter Sisulu, 1912-2003 May 17, 2003. (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  
  
• Enoch Mankayi Sontonga, c1873-1905 (Composer of South Africa's national anthem "Nkosi Sikelel' Afrika")
  • Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (via African National Congress)
  • "Searching for Enoch Sontonga" by Lucille Davie (23 September 2002) SouthAfrica.info (Big Media Publishers Ltd., published for International Marketing Council of South Africa)
  
  
• Wole Soyinka, 1934--
  • Wole Soyinka, 1986 Nobel Laureate (Nobel E-Museum, Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden)
    A brief biographical sketch, Soyinka's Nobel lecture, and related information.
  • Wole Soyinka, 1998 (Peter Blank et al., Website editors, Stanford University, The Presidential Lectures and Symposia in the Humanities and Arts, Stanford, California)
    This site includes excerpts from published works and the Fall 1998 Stanford lecture by Wole Soyinka, a contemporary Nigerian author and world public intellectual; plus biographical information, related links, and a bibliography.
  
  
• Ali Farka Touré (1939-2006)
  • BBC News Online: "African star Ali Farka Toure dies," March 7, 2006 ; plus related stories -and- photos/discography (British Broadcasting Corporation, London, UK)
  • RFI Musique: "Ali Farka Touré: La disparition d'un grand artiste," le 9 mars 2006 ; Décès d'Ali Farka Touré: le musicien légendaire est mort des suites d'une longue maladie," le 7 mars 2006; plus: biographie (Radio France International Online, Paris)
  
  
• Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (1936-2006)
  • "Poet Laureate Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin of Ethiopia: a short walk through his literary park" by Negussay Ayele (Ethiopians.Com, California)
  • "An Ethiopian hero: Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (1936-2006)" by Richard Pankhurst (OpenDemocracy.Net, London, UK)
  • "Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin Playwright: list of plays & biographical information (Doollee.Com, UK)
  • "Tribute to Tsegaye Gabre Medhin": a short selection of his poems (via Tezeta.Org)
  
  
• Philippe E. Wamba (1971-2002)
  • Philippe Wamba APF Reporter. (Online) (Alicia Patterson Foundation, Washington, DC)
    A short obituary for the author of Kinship: a family's journey in Africa and America (1999).
  • Mark Mathabane's review of Kinship in "Books & Reading: Book Reviews", September 26, 1999 (WashingtonPost.Com, Washington, DC)
  • "Memorial service for Philippe Wamba..." (October 17, 2002) Harvard University gazette. (Online) (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  • Philippe E. Wamba Memorial Fund for Road Safety in Africa (Harvard African Students Alumni Network, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  
  
• Norbert Zongo, 1949-1998
  • Biographie sur Norbert Zongo et le Centre de Press Norbert Zongo, 2007 (Ouagadougou)
  • LeFaso.Net: Dossier "Affaire Norbert Zongo" (Ouagadougou)
  • Reporters sans frontières: "Affaire Norbert Zongo: un nouveau témoignage accablant pour la garde présidentielle," décembre 2003 (Paris) Format PDF