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Sophie Heidi Kam
Sophie Heidi Kam (born 1968) is a Burkinabe writer. Her work includes poetry, plays, and stories written in French. She is considered the first female playwright in Burkina Faso and has been honored at the National Grand Prix for Arts and Letters eight times. Biography Kam was born in 1968 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She studied literature at the University of Ouagadougou and is also trained as a computer scientist focused on networks and telecommunications. Her first published work came in 1997, when she was included in an anthology put together by Traoré Sibiri Omar for the Switzerland, Swiss cultural exchange organization Nawao Production. Kam published her first play, ''Et le soleil sourira à la mer'', in 2008. She is considered the first woman playwright in Burkina Faso. Other published works of theater include ''Nos jours dʼhier'' and ''Qu'il en soit ainsi'', which won first prize at the National Grand Prix for Arts and Letters in 2012. Her most recent play is ''Du Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as ''Burkinabè'' ( ), and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized by the French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as president. Throughout the decades post in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |