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The claim about a 1986 boycott of the Nobel Prize by African writers isn't supported by historical evidence. Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature that year, accepted the award and used his platform to criticize apartheid, aligning with anti-apartheid efforts. Regarding African winners, Soyinka was the only one by 1986. Later winners include: 1. Naguib Mahfouz (1988, Egypt) 2. Nadine Gordimer (1991, South Africa) Since there was no boycott, the question of whether winning or regular writers boycotted doesn't apply. Soyinka's acceptance was celebrated, and no records show other African writers, winners or not, rejecting the prize.