Edwige-Renée Dro (born 1980s)[1] is a writer, translator and literary activist from Côte d'Ivoire.
[2] In 2014, Edwige-Renée Dro was named as one of those chosen for the Africa39 project intended to showcase 39 promising young African writers under the age of 40,[3][4] and was included in the anthology Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (edited by Ellah Allfrey, 2014).
"[6] Other literary ventures with which she has been involved include Jalada and Writivism.
[8] In March 2020 she opened a public library with a focus on women's writing from Africa and black diaspora, located in Yopougon, Abidjan, and called "1949" to commemorate the Ivorian women who in 1949 marched against colonial power.
[9] She is a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.