Sokhna Benga  Sokhna Benga (Mbengue) (born 12 December 1967, Dakar) is a Senegalese novelist and poet. She writes in French. Sokhna Benga grew up in a Muslim family. She studied at Dakar University, Senegal, earning a master's degree in Business Law. She later went to France, where she obtained a DESS in Maritime Law and lived for almost ten years. She joined humanitarian associations and worked with marginalized people, particularly students. Returning to Dakar in 2001, she became literary director of the publishing house (NEAS). She is a member of the Société des gens de lettres, la Maison des Ecrivains, the Senegalese writer's association (AES), and the French writers association (ADELF). In 2004 she became a member of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).