Grand Prix Littéraire d’Afrique Noire is a literary prize presented every year by the Association of French Language Writers (ADELF) for a French original text from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Some of the winners of the prize first won by Aké Loba in 1961 have been Bernard Dadié, Ahmadou Kourouma, Lamine Diakhate, Aminata Sow Fall, Mariama Bâ, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Alain Mabanckou, Patrice Nganang, Sami Tchak, Léonora Miano, Hemley Boum, Jean Pliya, Sory Camara, and Véronique Tadjo.
For 2022, the jury for the award was chaired by Doctor Pierre Bau alongside publisher Esckil Agbo, writer Khalil Diallo, bookstore owner Sarah Gastel, and journalist Gladys Marivat.
