Ake Loba

Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood, Ivory Coast – 3 August 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961. He was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in Abidjan from 1985 to 1990.