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Books by African Writers (1st Part)

These are the books by African writers I plan to read.
When I found an English edition, I added that one but for some books, I added the French Edition.
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The Sky Above the Roof (Nathacha Appanah)
The Sky Above the Roof
1
Nathacha Appanah
Rien Ne T'appartient (Nathacha Appanah)
Rien Ne T'appartient
2
Nathacha Appanah
Waiting for Tomorrow (Nathacha Appanah)
Waiting for Tomorrow
3
Nathacha Appanah
Tropic of Violence (Nathacha Appanah)
Tropic of Violence
4
Nathacha Appanah
Une Année Lumière (Nathacha Appanah)
Une Année Lumière
5
Nathacha Appanah
Whitman (Barlen Pyamootoo)
Whitman
6
Barlen Pyamootoo
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture (Sudhir Hazareesingh)
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture
7
Sudhir Hazareesingh
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
8
Yvonne Owuor
Decolonising the Mind (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Decolonising the Mind
9
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return
10
Hisham Matar
Revenir (Jean-Luc Raharimanana)
Revenir
11
Jean-Luc Raharimanana
La Route Des Clameurs (Ousmane Diarra)
La Route Des Clameurs
12
Ousmane Diarra
Saharienne Indigo (Tierno Monénembo)
Saharienne Indigo
13
Tierno Monénembo
Bled (Tierno Monénembo)
Bled
14
Tierno Monénembo
The Black Terrorist (Tierno Monénembo)
The Black Terrorist
15
Tierno Monénembo
L'homme Est La Plus Belle Des Villes (Sami Said)
L'homme Est La Plus Belle Des Villes
16
Sami Said
The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King
17
Maaza Mengiste
The Hundred Wells of Salaga (Ayesha Harruna Attah)
The Hundred Wells of Salaga
18
Ayesha Harruna Attah
Tout Ce Qui M'est Arrivé Après Ma Mort (Ricardo Adolfo)
Tout Ce Qui M'est Arrivé Après Ma Mort
19
Ricardo Adolfo
Un Jour Idéal Pour Mourir (Samir Kacimi)
Un Jour Idéal Pour Mourir
20
Samir Kacimi
L'éclipse Et Autres Nouvelles (Nabil Naoum)
L'éclipse Et Autres Nouvelles
21
Nabil Naoum
Women of Karantina (Nael Eltoukhy)
Women of Karantina
22
Nael Eltoukhy
Les Culs-Reptiles (Mahamat-Saleh Haroun)
Les Culs-Reptiles
23
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
La Plus Secrète Mémoire Des Hommes (Mohamed Mbougar Sarr)
La Plus Secrète Mémoire Des Hommes
24
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
The Jungo, Stakes of the Earth (Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin)
The Jungo, Stakes of the Earth
25
Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin
La Traversée De Montparnasse (Nimrod)
La Traversée De Montparnasse
26
Nimrod
Un Si Beau Diplôme ! (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Un Si Beau Diplôme !
27
Scholastique Mukasonga
Kibogo Est Monté Au Ciel (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Kibogo Est Monté Au Ciel
28
Scholastique Mukasonga
Our Lady of the Nile (Scholastique Mukasonga)
Our Lady of the Nile
29
Scholastique Mukasonga
Furigraphie. Poésies 1985-2015 (Hawad)
Furigraphie. Poésies 1985-2015
30
Hawad
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
31
Chinelo Okparanta
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
32
Chigozie Obioma
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
33
Akwaeke Emezi
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
34
Chimamanda Adichie
Black Sunday (Tola Rotimi Abraham)
Black Sunday
35
Tola Rotimi Abraham
On Black Sisters' Street (Chika Unigwe)
On Black Sisters' Street
36
Chika Unigwe
Poisons De Dieu, Remèdes Du Diable (Mia Couto)
Poisons De Dieu, Remèdes Du Diable
37
Mia Couto
Confession of the Lioness (Mia Couto)
Confession of the Lioness
38
Mia Couto
The Tuner of Silences (Mia Couto)
The Tuner of Silences
39
Mia Couto
The Whispering Trees (Abubakar Adam Ibrahim)
The Whispering Trees
40
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
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