Abdulai Silá

Abdulai Silá (also Silla, Sila; born 1 April 1958 in Catió), is a Guinea-Bissauan engineer, economist, social researcher and writer.

[2] Under the leadership of Silá, Eguitel has played a significant role in the development and diffusion of Information and Communications in Guinea-Bissau, undertaking several initiatives to make these technologies accessible and affordable throughout the country.

In addition to authoring technical articles on appropriated technology, energy, and communication issues,[2] Silá has written three novels; Eterna Paixão ("Eternal Passion")[4] (1994), A Última Tragédia (1995) and Mistida (1997).

[5] Characterized as a "postcolonial myth, parable, and fable",[6] Eterna Paixão was the first ever novel to be written and published in Guinea-Bissau.

[10] Like the songwriter and poet José Carlos Schwarz and the novelist Filinto de Barros, Silá self-identifies as a voice of the underprivileged.