Didier Kassai (b. 20 April 1974 in Sibut, Central African Republic) is a cartoonist and illustrator. Read More He has worked for the Baptist Mid Mission’s Sibut and as a cartoonist for the MLPC political party’s newspaper, Le Perroquet. He has also participated in festivals, residencies, and exhibitions in other parts of Africa, Europe, Japan, and the United States. In 2005, he collaborated with Olivier Bombasaro on Gipépé le pygmée, other Gipépé books, and Aventures en Centrafrique for literacy training. They were published in Cote D’Ivoire in 2005 and 2006. He has contributed to other book projects, such as À l’ombre du Baobab in 2001; Africa Comics, published by Lai-momo (Bologne) in 2003 and 2006; Une journée dans la vie d’un Africain d’Afrique, published by the association l’Afrique Dessinée (St Ouen) in 2007; and Vies Volées in Afrobulles in 2007. In 2006, he won the “Prix africa e mediterraneo” in Bologne with Azinda et le mariage force. He also won the Pan-African competition “Vues d’Afrique ” with “Bangui coquette” at the Angoulême festival. In 2009, he won the “Prix du meilleur projet” for the best comic book project at the Algiers festival for Pousse-pousse. His books include L’Odyssée de Mongou, Tempête sur Bangui, and Pousse-Pousse (forthcoming).