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Akissi Delta
Akissi Delta also known as Loukou Akisse Delphine (born 1960) is an Ivorian actress and filmmaker. Life Born in Dimbokro on 5 March 1960, Akissi Delta never attended school. Starting as a dancer and model,Roger AdzafoAkissi Delta: the story an illiterate that has become icon of African cinema ''Africa Top Success'', 4 June 2018. she acted in Léonard Groguhet's ''Comment ça va'' and in several of Henri Duparc's films. In 2002 she created the television series ''Ma Famille''. Filmography As actor * ''Comment ça va ow are you', dir. Léonard Groguhet, 1987 * '' Bouka'', dir. Roger Gnoan M'Bala, 1988 * ''Joli cœur'' weet heart dir. Henri Duparc, 1992 * '' Au nom du Christ'' n the name of Christ dir. Roger Gnoan M'Bala, 1993 * ''Rue Princesse'', dir. Henri Duparc, 1993 * ''Afrique, mon Afrique'' frica, My Africa dir. Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1994 * ''Bienvenue au Gondwana'' elcome to Gondwana dir. Mamane ''Sophora chrysophylla'', known as ''māmane'' in Hawaiian, is a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimbokro
Dimbokro is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Dimbokro Department. Dimbokro is also a commune. The town is located along the river N'Zi, approximately 50 km southeast of the official capital of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro. Dimbokro is connected by both road and railway from the country's commercial capital and ''de facto'' political capital Abidjan on the coast. Except for a textile factory, the town is of limited size and economic importance. Dimbokro is otherwise known as the birthplace of the country's current president, Alassane Ouattara and African reggae superstar Alpha Blondy. Climate Transport Dimbokro is served by Dimbokro Airport Dimbokro Airport is an airport serving Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire. See also *Transport in Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast invested remarkably in its transport system. Transport Infrastructures are much more developed than they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberian People
As of 2006, Liberia has the List of countries by population growth rate, highest population growth rate in the world (4.50% per annum). 43.5% of Liberians were below the age of 15 in 2010. With recent civil wars being fought along ethnic lines, Liberia is a multiethnic and multicultural country. Population According to , Liberia's total population was in . This is compared to 911,000 in 1950. 43.5% of Liberians were below the age of 15 in 2010. 53.7% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.8% were 65 years or older.Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision As of 2006, Liberia has the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous faiths. Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonard Groguhet
Léonard Groguhet (1939 – 4 September 2021) was an Ivorian actor and humorist. Biography Born in 1939 in Daloa, Léonard was the son of Gbaily Groguhet. He worked as an administrative clerk before completing his military service from 1954 to 1958. In 1959, he moved to Saint-Louis and began studying at the Centre National d'Art Dramatique, where he performed in plays such as ''Le Médecin malgré lui''. In 1961, he joined the in Paris, where he studied for three years. In 1965, he enrolled at the Institut d'Études Théâtrales de la Sorbonne, where he studied under Jacques Scherer. He finished his studies at the Université Internationale du Théâtre from 1966 to 1968. Upon his return to Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Groguhet became a professor of theatre at the . In 1969, he began working for Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne and directed programs such as ''Le Stop dans le vent'', ''Télé-week-end'', and ''Comment ça va ?''. In 2007, an Ivorian street was named in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Duparc (director)
Henri Duparc (December 23, 1941, in Forécariah – April 18, 2006, in Paris) was an Ivorian film director and writer. He produced and wrote the 2004 film ''Caramel''. Filmography * 1969: '' Mouna, le rêve d'un artiste'' * 1972: '' The Family'' (original title ''Abusuan'') – It won special mention in Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in 1973. * 1973: '' Les racines de la vie'' (short) * 1977: ''Wild Grass'' – ''L'Herbe sauvage'' * 1986: '' Aya'' * 1987: ''I've chosen life'' – (original title ''J'ai choisi de vivre'') * 1988: '' Dancing in the Dust'' with Bakary Bamba, Naky Sy Savane * 1990: '' Le Sixième doigt'' with Patrick Chesnais, Jean Carmet, Bakary Bamba, Naky Sy Savane * 1992: ''Joli Cœur'' * 1994: '' Rue Princesse'' with Félicité Wouassi * 1997: '' Une couleur café'' * 2004: ''Caramel Caramel ( or ) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Famille
Ma famille ( French: My Family) is an Ivorian television series. The series "became one of the greatest success stories in the history of Ivorian television production, reaching most Francophone African countries." Cast * Amélie Wabehi * Akissi Delta * Clémentine Papouet * Michel Gohou * Nastou Traoré * Oupoh Dahier * Josiane Yapo * Méaka Hortense * Patricia Ballet (Patty) * Bassande Innocent * Decothey * Kramo Kouadio Paul * Amoin Koffi * Gueï Thérèse (Gbazé) * Marie-Laure (Rogine Zouzou) * Maï La Bombe * Angéline Nadié *Thérèse Taba * Kouamé Eleonore * Digbeu Cravatte * Ange Keffa *Michel Bohiri *Marie-Louise Asseu Marie Louise Asseu (November 21, 1966 – December 7, 2016) was an Ivorian actress, director and film producer, better known by her nickname Malou. In addition, she was also the founder of the Limale Festival of Cote d' Ivore. Asseu also released ... * Mican Koné * Dohoun Kevin References {{reflist Ivorian television series 2002 establishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouka (film)
''Bouka'' is a 1988 drama film directed by Roger Gnoan M'Bala Roger Gnoan M'Bala (born 1943) is an Ivorian film director. Born in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, he studied history in Paris and film at the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français (CLCF) and later on in Sweden. From 1968 to 1978, he worked .... Synopsis Bouka is a gifted young teenager. He lives with his parents in a village and forms with them a solid family. His father gives him a traditional education close to nature. Unfortunately this happiness will be troubled by the brutal death of the father… Remained widow Bouka's mother will suffer the consequences of a relentless traditional principle. She becomes the new wife of the nephew of her late husband, Bouka doesn't accepts this new condition of her mother. He suspects his stepfather to be involved in his father's death. He stops to go to school and organizes a gang in the forest. In this tormented atmosphere, he develops a mortal hate towards its new "fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Gnoan M'Bala
Roger Gnoan M'Bala (born 1943) is an Ivorian film director. Born in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, he studied history in Paris and film at the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français (CLCF) and later on in Sweden. From 1968 to 1978, he worked for the Radiodiffusion Télévision ivoirienne (RTI). before creating the 1970 black and white documentary on the traditional dance ''Koundoum''. In 1972 he won the Silver Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival with the short ''Amanie'' and several other awards including a FIFEF. Thereafter he produced independently a short, ''Valisy'' and a medium-length satirical film, ''Le Chapeau''. In 1984 he directed his first feature film, ''Ablakon''. He became known thanks to his film ''Au nom du Christ'', winning in 1993 a premio giovani at the Locarno International Film Festival and an Étalon de Yennenga at the FESPACO. Early life Born in 1943 in Grand Bassam the first capital of Côte d'Ivoire. Filmography Shorts *'' Koundoum'' (1970) *'' La Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au Nom Du Christ
''Au nom du Christ'' is a 1993 Ivorian film directed by Roger Gnoan M'Bala. It won the Grand Prize for Best Film at the FESPACO Film Festival and Nominated for the Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1993. Synopsis In this scathing satirical drama that takes place in a village of West Africa, an untutored pig-keeper who has been thrown out of his home falls into a river and has a vision which sends him back to his people to save them for Jesus Christ, introducing himself as Magloire I, “the cousin of Christ.” A little crazy, a little robber, while some think he is a charlatan and others think he is a prodigy, he reigns as an absolute master and pushes his convictions to extremes, like being crucified. This movie recalls with humour the proliferation of pseudo-Christian sects and the outrageous acts they can convey in a continent like Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Idrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work often explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. He is best known for his feature film '' Tilaï'', which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and '' Samba Traoré'' (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Early life and education Idrissa Ouédraogo was born in Banfora, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), in 1954. He grew up in the town of Ouahigouya in the northern region of his homeland, and in 1976 he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. To ensure a better life his farmer parents sent him to Ouagadougou for further education, where he attended the African Institute for Cinema Studies () completing his studies in 1981 with a masters. After studying in Kyiv in the USSR he moved to Paris, where he graduated from the (IDHEC) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamane
''Sophora chrysophylla'', known as ''māmane'' in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is highly polymorphic, growing as a shrub or tree, and able to reach a height of in tree form. Yellow flowers are produced in winter and spring. Biology ''S. chrysophylla'' has ridged golden brown branches. The tree has pinnately compound leaves with 6 to 10 pairs of leaflets. Each leaflet is long and wide. Leaves are smooth, or with gray or yellow hairs on the underside. The specific name is derived from the Greek words χρυσός (''chrysós''), meaning "gold," and φυλλον (''phyllos''), meaning "leaf." Flowers are found at the bases of leaves or the ends of branches in clusters – that is, they occur in axillary or terminal racemes. The corolla is yellow. The petal size ranges from long, and wide. The tree blooms in winter and spring. The height of the flowering season is in mid-spring. ''Mām ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
