This is a list of
Nigerien writers.
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Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist
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Ousmane Amadou (1948–2018), poet, novelist, lawyer and journalist
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Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), politician and writer
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Ada Boureïma, writer
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Andrée Clair Andrée Clair (May 5, 1916 - 1982) was a writer who was born in France as Renée Jung, and spent her later days in France, but is also associated with Niger. She studied Africa at the Ethnological Institute in the Sorbonne University. She was noted ...
, born and died in France (1916–1982), ethnographer and children's writer
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Mahamadou Halilou Sabbo (1937–2006), novelist and playwright
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Boubacar Hama Beidi (born 1951), educator, author, and politician
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Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer
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Hawad
Hawad, sometimes Mahmoudan Hawad, (born 1950) is a Tuareg poet and author born in the Aïr region of Niger and who currently lives and publishes from Aix-en-Provence, France. Hawad deploys a method he calls ''furigraphy'' (a play on the word cal ...
(1950– ),
Tuareg poet currently living in France
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Hélène Kaziende (1967– ), teacher, journalist and short story writer
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Salihu Kwantagora (1929– ), songwriter and poet
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Abdoulaye Mamani
Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993) was a Nigerien poet, novelist and trade unionist.
Biography
Mamani was born in 1932 in Zinder, Niger. He was a trade unionist. In 1980 he published his novel '' Sarraounia'', based on the real-life Battle of Lougou ...
(1932–1993), poet, novelist and trade unionist
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Ide Oumarou
Ide Oumarou (1937 – 12 February 2002) was a Nigerien diplomat, government minister, and journalist. He served as ambassador to the United Nations between 1980 and 1983. He then served as the foreign minister between 1983 and 1985 and was sec ...
(1937–2002), politician, diplomat and writer
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Samira Sabou (born 1981), journalist and blogger
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Andre Salifou (1942– 2022), politician, diplomat and academic
See also
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Culture of Niger
The culture of Niger is marked by variation, evidence of the cultural crossroads which French colonialism formed into a unified state from the beginning of the 20th century. What is now Niger was created from four distinct cultural areas in th ...
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List of African writers by country
This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa. It includes poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country.
Algeria
''See: List of Algerian writers''
Angola
''See: List of Angolan writers''
Beni ...
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List of Nigeriens
This is a list of notable people from Niger:
In the news
Leaders and politicians Modern
*Hama Amadou, former Prime Minister
* Kalla Ankourao, former minister
* Djibo Bakary, colonial premier and Sawaba party leader
* Bibata Niandou Barry lawy ...
References
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Nigerien
Writers
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