Djaili Amadou Amal

Djaili Amadou Amal is a Fula, native to the Diamare in the Far North region of Cameroon 
is a Cameroonian writer, and feminist activist.
Life.
She grew up in the region's principal city, Maroua. She writes of the Fulbe culture and explores the social problems of both a contemporary and a traditional nature. Her work confronts the problems of women in Fulani society, as well as social problems in her region, the Sahel, especially the discrimination against women. Some of her novels are "Walaande", which is a Fulfulde word for conjugal unity, addressing the issue of polygamy among the Fulani who commonly practice polygamy. "Walaande" tells the story of four wives who have conceded to "the art of sharing a husband".
Two of her other novels are "Mistiriijo" and "La Mangeuse d'ames" (in English, "The Eater of Souls"). She writes mostly in the French language.
Recognition.
On the 2nd of December 2020, Djaïli Amadou with her book ¨Les Impatientes¨ won the 33rd French Literary award for high school students "Goncourt" as the first female African writer to arrive the finals of the literary competition..The book will also be listed as the Choix Goncourt de l'Orient on 8 December 2020, the Choix Goncourt UK on 18 March 2021, and the Choix Goncourt Tunisia on April 3rd 2021. 
Back in Cameroon, the writer was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on the 5th of March 2021 to support the organization in its advocacy for the rights of children. 