Djaili Amadou Amal is a Fula, native to the Diamare in the Far North region of Cameroon.

She writes of the Fulbe culture and explores the social problems of both a contemporary and a traditional nature.

[1][2] On 2 December 2020, Djaïli Amadou with her book Les Impatientes won the 33rd French Literary award Prix Goncourt des Lycéens as the first female African writer to arrive the finals of the literary competition.

The German translation of the title was nominated in March 2023 in a category to be awarded in October by the youth jury of the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.

[6] Back in Cameroon, the writer was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on 5 March 2021 [7] to support the organization in its advocacy for the rights of children.