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Zalika Souley
Zalika Souley (7 October 1947 – 27 July 2021) was a Nigerien actress, the first sub-Saharan movie actress, and one of the pioneering actresses of African cinema. Life Aged 19, Zalika played the lead female role in Moustapha Alassane's 1966 film ''Le Retour d'un aventurier''. Most of her later work was for Oumarou Ganda: '' Cabascabo'' (1968), ''Le Wazzou polygame'' (1971), ''Saïtane'' (1972) and ''L'Exilé'' (1980). She also acted in Moustapha Alassane's ''Women Cars Villas Money'' (1972), in Yeo Kozoloa's '' Petanqui'' (1983) and Djingarey Maïga's ''Aube noire'' (1983). Zalika enjoyed the trappings of wealth and fame, achieving notoriety for public behaviour then considered provocative, such as dressing in trousers. Yaba BadoeWomen at Ouagadougou: Yaba Badoe talks to three women directors at this year's Fespaco ''Feminist Africa'', Issue 4, 2005. However, the Nigerien film industry declined from the 1980s onwards. Rahmatou Keïta's 2004 documentary ''Al'lessi... An Af ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa, African countries and territories that are situated fully in that specified region, the term may also include polities that only have part of their territory located in that region, per the definition of the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations (UN). This is considered a non-standardised geographical region with the number of countries included varying from 46 to 48 depending on the organisation describing the region (e.g. United Nations, UN, World Health Organization, WHO, World Bank, etc.). The Regions of the African Union, African Union (AU) uses a different regional breakdown, recognising all 55 member states on the continent—grouping them into five distinct and standard regions. The te ...
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Yaba Badoe
Yaba Badoe (born 1954) is a Ghanaian-British documentary filmmaker, journalist and author. Career Yaba Badoe was born in 1954 in Tamale, northern Ghana. She left Ghana to be educated in Britain at a very young age.Beti Ellerson"A Conversation with Yaba Badoe" African Women in Cinema, 1 September 2011. A graduate of King's College, Cambridge, Badoe worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ghana, before beginning her career in journalism as a trainee at the BBC. She also was a researcher at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana. She has taught in Spain and Jamaica and has worked as a producer and director making documentaries for the main television channels in Britain."About the Director - Yaba Badoe"
African Film Festival.
Among her credits are: ''Black and White'' (198 ...
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Nigerien Actresses
The demographic features of Nigeriens, the people of Niger, consist of population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The largest ethnic groups in Niger are the Hausa, who also constitute the major ethnic group in northern Nigeria, and the Zarma- Songhai (also spelled Djerma-Songhai), who also are found in parts of Mali. Both groups are sedentary farmers who live in the arable, southern tier. The Kanouri (including ''Beri Beri'', ''Manga'') make up the majority of sedentary population in the far southeast of the nation. The remainder of the Nigerien people are nomadic or seminomadic livestock-raising peoples—Tuareg, Fulani, Toubou and Diffa Arabs. With rapidly growing populations and the consequent competition for meager natural resources, lifestyles of these two types of peoples have come increasingly into conflict in Niger in recent years. Niger's high infant mortality rat ...
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2021 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ...
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1947 Births
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ...
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Le Monde
(; ) is a mass media in France, French daily afternoon list of newspapers in France, newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average print circulation, circulation of 480,000 copies per issue in 2022, including 40,000 sold abroad. It has been available online since 1995, and it is often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-French-speaking countries. It should not be confused with the monthly publication ', of which has 51% ownership but is editorially independent. is considered one of the French newspapers of record, along with ''Libération'' and . A Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters Institute poll in 2021 found that is the most trusted French newspaper. The paper's journalistic side has a collegial form of organization, in which most journalists are tenured, unionized, and financial stakeholders in the business. While shareholders appoint the company's CEO, the editor is elected by ''Le Monde''s journali ...
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Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. As the Niamey Urban Community (, CUN), it is a Regions of Niger, first-level division of Niger, surrounded by the Tillabéri Region, in the western part of the country. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the river's east bank. The capital of Niger since the Colony of Niger, colonial era, Niamey is an ethnically diverse city and the country's main economic centre. Before the French developed it as a colonial centre, Niamey was the site of villages inhabited by Fula people, Fula, Zarma people, Zarma, Maouri people, Maouri, and Songhai people, Songhai people. French expeditions first visited Niamey in the 1890s before Captain established a military post in 1901. Niamey replaced Zinder as the territorial capital from 1903 to 1911 and again in 1926, after which large-scale development occurred. The first city plan in 1930 relocated neighbourhoods and enacted Racial segregation, segregation of European and indigen ...
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Rahmatou Keïta
Rahmatou Keïta is a Nigerien journalist, writer, and film director, whose film career began in 1990. She won the prestigious for ' (2005) and the Sojourner Truth Award for ''Al'lèèssi…'', her first feature film. Life and career Born in Niger, Rahmatou Keïta is a descendant of Sundiata Keïta. She has remarked that she embodies the true essence of the Sahelian countries, being of Fulani, Songhai and Mandingo ancestry. After studying philosophy and linguistics in Paris, she started her career in France. Before becoming a movie director, she made a name for herself as a journalist for European TV channels. She appeared on the cultural programme ' on France 2. She directs short films and created the TV series ''Femmes d'Afrique'' ''(Women from Africa)'' (26 x 26 minutes episodes – 1993–1997), which screened on national channels in Africa. With friends, Keïta starte''Sonrhay Empire Productions''to produce films "off the beaten track". In 2005, her first feature fil ...
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Djingarey Maïga
Djingarey Alhassane Maïga (born 17 October 1939), is a Mali-born Nigerien film director and actor. He is best known for the animation works such as ''Black Barbie''. He is also worked as a photographer, assistant director, assistant, camera operator. Personal life He was born on 17 October 1939 in Ouatagouna, Mali. After completing education, Maïga moved to Niamey, Niger. Career After moving to Niger, he worked as an electricity reader for the energy company "SAFELEC", which later became Compagnie Nigérienne d'Electricité (NIGELEC). In early 1960s, his passion towards cinema arose during the pioneering days of Nigerien film. In 1966, he got the opportunity to play the leading role in the western film ''Le retour d'un aventurier'' directed by Moustapha Alassane. After that, Maïga acted in many of Alassane's feature films such as ''FVVA: Femme'', ''Voiture'', ''Villa'', ''Argent'' (1972). When the films became popular, Maïga quit from his job at "SAFELEC" in 1971. Then he w ...
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African Cinema
Cinema of Africa covers both the History of film, history and present of the Filmmaking, making or screening of films on the African continent, and also refers to the persons involved in this form of audiovisual culture. It dates back to the early 20th century, when film reels were the primary cinematic technology in use. As there are more than 50 countries with audiovisual traditions, there is no one single 'African cinema'. Both historically and culturally, there are major regional differences between North African and Sub-Saharan Africa, sub-Saharan cinemas, and between the cinemas of different countries.Hayward, Susan. "Third World Cinemas: African Continent" in ''Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts'' (Third Edition). Routledge, 2006. p. 426-442 The cinema of Egypt and the cinema of Tunisia are among the oldest in the world. Cinema of Egypt in particular is the most established and flourishing industry in Africa. Pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumière screened their films in Alexan ...
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Petanqui
''Petanqui'' (original title: ''Pétanqui (Le droit à la vie)'' is a 1983 drama film directed by Yeo Kozoloa. Synopsis During the drought, Pétanqui - who is responsible for the distribution of food to the population - enjoys a good life, a nice house, lovers and an official car. His son returns from France with a law degree, and although he does not approve his father's lifestyle, he decides to defend him in court when he is accused of embezzlement. His defence becomes a strong attack on civil servants and members of government who take advantage of their situation. After all, his father is the lesser evil of a state of generalized corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain. Corruption may involve activities ... in the country. From the novel ''15 ans ça suffit'' by Amadou Ousmane. Bibliografia * ...
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Yeo Kozoloa
Yeo is a Chinese, English, and Korean surname. Origins As an English surname, Yeo is a toponymic surname meaning "river", either for people who lived near one of the Rivers Yeo, or any river in general. The word comes from Old English , via south-western Middle English , , or . Variant spellings include Yoe and Youe. As a Chinese surname, Yeo is a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of a number of distinct surnames, listed below by their pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese: * Yáng ( zh, links=no, first=t, t=, s=杨), spelled Yeo or Yeoh based on its Hokkien pronunciation ( zh, poj=Iûⁿ). * Yáo ( zh, links=no, c=}), spelled Yeo or Yeoh based on its Hokkien pronunciation ( zh, poj=Iâu) * Ráo ( zh, links=no, first=t, t=, s=饶) As a Korean surname, the Revised Romanization of Korean (RR) spelling Yeo () could correspond to any of three modern surnames: * (). The largest lineage with this surname is the Hamyang Yeo clan. * (). The largest lineage w ...
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