Central African Republic
- Pierre Makombo Bamboté (1932– ), novelist and poet.
- Etienne Goyémidé (1942– ), novelist, poet and short story writer: Le Silence de la Foret.
- Blaise N'Djehoya (1953– ), novelist.
- Cyriaque Robert Yavoucko (1953– ), novelist.
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