Chants de Terres Indociles: Anthology of African and Afro-Descendant Poetry

 Dakar, Senegal — Sénégal Njaay Éditions is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Chants de Terres Indociles: Anthologie de la poésie africaine et afro-descendante, a major collective anthology that amplifies 35 powerful poetic voices from across Africa and its global diasporas. This anthology represents a unique cultural collaboration that spans 18 different countries, centering on memory, resistance, and hope — three pillars in contemporary African and Afro-descendant literary expression.

About the Anthology

Chants de Terres Indociles is not merely a poetry collection — it is an archipelago of human experience, giving flight to expressions of identity, struggle, love, and spiritual endurance. The texts were selected from over 400 submissions following an open international call, reflecting the richness and diversity of modern poetic voices in French and translated African languages. The anthology is introduced by a preface from noted poet, engineer, and peace ambassador Arwa Ben Dhia, who frames the work as a “choral celebration” of lands that refuse subjugation and carry the flame of historical resistance.

Editorial Vision and Themes

The anthology is built around three unifying themes:

• Memory – Keeping cultural roots alive through poetic witness.
• Resistance – Using verse as a form of struggle and dignity.
• Hope – Passing the torch of imagination and resilience to future generations.

This collective work responds to urgent contemporary realities while honoring longstanding traditions of African orality and poetic resistance. It brings together both emerging and established voices whose poems traverse continents, cultural heritage, and lived experience.

Contributors — Poets and Poems

The following poets and their selected works have been chosen for inclusion in Chants de Terres Indociles:

1. Seydi Sampiring Diallo – Elle (Guinea)
2. Elong Sandra – De leur lait et miel, jaloux. (Cameroon)
3. Lynda Chouiten – Chants Éternels (Algeria)
4. Ferdy AJAX – Afrique ! Ô mon Afrique ! (Haiti)
5. Attié Djouid DJAR-ALNABI – Marche vers la mémoire (Chad)
6. Ezechiel Luccé – Que d’encres (Haiti)
7. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Ndiaye – Amour (Senegal)
8. Assonne Sedley Richard – Je danse pour toi, Anna de Bengale ! (Mauritius)
9. Mihindou Ndong Faustin Lucarde – J’habite (Gabon)
10. Riche Mokotemapa – Ma couleur, patrimoine primordial d’Afrique (Central African Republic)
11. Salihina Moussa – Prières muettes (Mauritania)
12. Kanyinda Marc – Est-ce à cause de nous ? (DR Congo)
13. Georges Cocks – Ces terres oubliées (Saint-Martin)
14. Kouakou Adjoua Nina Prisca – Debout dans la nuit (Ivory Coast)
15. Imèn Moussa – L’Odyssée de Bahr (Tunisia)
16. Man Bene – Renouveau (Cameroon)
17. Ayiagnigni Fouanta Abdel Aziz – L’heure a sonné (Cameroon)
18. Elie Ramanankavana – Porter le jour sur le dos (Madagascar)
19. Chedine Tazi – Monsieur le propriétaire (Morocco)
20. Délice Mankou – Mémoire et chant du Kemite (Congo)
21. William Kuihane – Oh village ! (Cameroon)
22. Abel Kouamé – L’Île-aux-Maux ! (Ivory Coast)
23. Hubert Xavier Ondo Essono – N’oublie jamais Gaspard YANGA, le cœur des chaînes brisées ! (Gabon)
24. Seydina Issa Dione – Qui sont les Africains ? (Senegal)
25. Keita Abdoul Kader – Tombouctou (Ivory Coast)
26. Huppert Malanda – L’émeute de la tourterelle et du volcan (Congo)
27. Cathy Covarelli – Intention Finale (France)
28. Marel Fleuri – Sur les pas de Lat Dior Ngoné ! (Congo)
29. Bienvenu Juvénal Rouheda Yassara – À la jeunesse désespérée d’Afrique (Central African Republic)
30. Rick Assyla – Mémoire d’Afrique (Cameroon)
31. Sombougouma Abdourazako – Quarante-deux vers pour le Sahel (Ivory Coast)
32. Mamadou Biguine Gueye – Chimérique Réparation (Senegal)
33. Sandrine TEMDIE KOM – Eveil d’africains désabusés (Cameroon)
34. Mathieu Giresse Enoa Owono – Braisé (Cameroon)
35. Hanen Marouani – Exil à domicile (Tunisia)

This selection reflects the anthology’s geographic and aesthetic diversity, with contributors from West, Central, and North Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, Europe, and beyond, all entrenched in the shared legacy of poetic expression.

 

The anthology’s publication is under the Sénégal Njaay Éditions imprint. The editorial committee warmly congratulates all selected authors and thanks everyone who participated in the international call for texts.

Product details

by Senegal Njaay (Author), Arwa BEN DHIA (Preface)

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GHD9HB2T
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ SENEGAL NJAAY
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 16 Jan. 2026
• Language ‏ : ‎ French
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 121 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-1097921156
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 240 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 0.71 x 22.86 cm