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Aïcha Thiam
Aïcha Thiam (born 27 October 1979) is a Belgian-Senegalese film director. Biography Thiam was born in 1979 in Antwerp, the daughter of a Senegalese father and Malian mother. She lived in Antwerp for her first three years before moving to Senegal. Her mother's stories of Antwerp inspired Thiam to return to the city. She grew up between Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal and Mali. Thiam earned her baccalaureate in Dakar and enrolled at the Faculty of Legal Sciences at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. She ended her legal studies to study audiovisual professions at the Media Center of Dakar. In 2003, Thiam directed her first short film, ''Fisabillahi''. The film tackled the subject of begging by talibe children in Dakar and won several awards, including Best Video Prize at the Montreal Francophone Video Festival. She continued her training on the film sets of the filmmaker Moussa Séne Absa. Thiam served as an assistant to Johnson Traoré on several docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after Tournai and Couvin. With a population of 565,039, it is the List of most populous municipalities in Belgium, most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's Metropolitan areas in Belgium, second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels. Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. Flowing through Antwerp is the river Scheldt. Antwerp is linked to the North Sea by the river's Western Scheldt, Westerschelde estuary. It is about north of Brussels, and about south of the Netherlands, Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe after Rotterdam and List of world's busiest container ports, within the top 20 globally. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheikh Anta Diop University
Cheikh Anta Diop University (), also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop and has an enrollment of over 60,000. History Cheikh Anta Diop University predates Senegalese independence and grew out of several French institutions set up by the colonial administration. In 1918, the French created the "école africaine de médecine" (African medical school), mostly to serve white and Métis students but also open to the small educated elite of the four free towns of Senegal with nominal French citizenship. In 1936, under the Popular Front government in France, Dakar became home to the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN), an institute for the study of African culture. In 1950s, with decolonisation already looming, the French administration expanded these schools, added science faculties, and combined the schools into the "Institut des Hau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senghor University
The French-speaking International University for African Development or Senghor University (in French: ''Université Senghor d'Alexandrie'') is a private university in Alexandria, established by decree of the President of the Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt No. 272 in May 1989 under an agreement between the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and the Egyptian government, it officially opened in October 1990. The university was established to resolve development issues In the continent of Africa, and plays a role in training African cadres entrusted with the advancement of various countries of the continent. It is named after the writer and former Senegalese President Leopold Senghor. Its current headquarters is located in Manshiya Square in Alexandria, with ten other branches in Africa and Europe, on establishing its permanent headquarters in New Borg El Arab city, the university grants a master's degree in development in the fields of health, environment, culture, adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenoble Alpes University
The (, ''Grenoble Alps University'', abbr. UGA) is a ''grand établissement'' in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 researchers. Established as the University of Grenoble by Humbert II of Viennois, it split in 1970 following the widespread civil unrest of May 1968. Three of the University of Grenoble's successors—Joseph Fourier University, Pierre Mendès-France University, and Stendhal University—merged in 2016 to restore the original institution under the name . In 2020, the Grenoble Institute of Technology, the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, and the Grenoble School of Architecture also merged with the original university. The university is organized around two closely located urban campuses: Domaine Universitaire, which straddles Saint-Martin-d'Hères and Gières, and Campus GIANT in Grenoble. UGA also owns and operates facilities in Valence, Chambéry, Les Houches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023. Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. Cap-Vert was colonized by the Portuguese people, Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. Kingdom of France, France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis, Senegal, Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talibe
A talibé (also spelled ''talibe'', plural ''talibés''; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This education is guided by a teacher known as a marabout. In most cases talibés leave their parents to stay in the daara. Within Senegal, the term ''talibé'' can be used in a wider context, “for instance to denote a militant adherent of a political party.” Overview The talibé's relationship with his marabout is one of “devotion and strict obedience.” The marabout provides “guidance, protection, and intercession” for the talibé. A talibé's allegiance to his marabout is expressed through economic support or tithes. The views on talibés in Senegalese society are diverse. Some individuals, ethnic groups and religious denominations promote the raising of talibés while others reject the practice. Among those who support it the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Séne Absa
Moussa (sometimes spelled Mousa) is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name '' Mūsā'' (, "Moses"). Notable people with the name include: Moussa * Moussa Ag Amastan (1867-1920), Amenokal of the Kel Ahaggar Tuareg * Moussa Arafat (died 2005), cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat * Moussa Ayoub (1873–1955), Syrian-born British portrait artist * Moussa Benhamadi (1953–2020), Algerian politician * Moussa Camara (athlete) (born 1988), Malian track and field athlete * Moussa Camara (goalkeeper) (born 1998), Guinean footballer * Moussa Coulibaly (footballer, born 1981) (born 1981), Malian footballer * Moussa Dembélé (French footballer) (born 1996), French footballer * Moussa Dembélé (hurdler) (born 1988), Senegalese hurdler * Moussa Diabaté (born 2002), French basketball player * Moussa Diaby (born 1999), French footballer * Moussa Faki (born 1960), Prime Minister of Chad * Moussa Helal (born 1949), former professional sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson Traoré
Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English *Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011), Indian film score composer *Johnson (rapper) (born 1979), Danish rapper *Mr. Johnson (born 1966), Nigerian singer Places * Mount Johnson (other) Canada * Johnson, Ontario, township * Johnson (electoral district), provincial electoral district in Quebec * Johnson Point (British Columbia), a headland on the north side of the entrance to Belize Inlet United States * Johnson, Arizona * Johnson, Arkansas, a town * Johnson, Delaware * Johnson, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Johnson, Kentucky * Johnson, Minnesota * Johnson, Nebraska * Johnson, New York * Johnson, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Johnson, Oklahoma * Johnson, Utah * Johnson, Vermont, a town ** Johnson (village), Vermont * Johnson, Washington * Johnson, Wiscons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africadoc
Africadoc is a network of documentary filmmakers and associations in Africa organized by Ardèche Images and since 2012 by Docmonde. It includes associations in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo. Some of the associations run workshops in documentary writing and production. Origins Africadoc was founded in 2002, initially expanding within French-speaking African countries. Africadoc 2005 was launched in Saint-Louis, Senegal at the end of 2004. With support from UNESCO, fourteen young African documentary writers and producers were given coaching and assistance in launching projects in their West and Central African countries. The project included arranging meetings with about sixty partners from European and North and South American television channels, foundations and institutions. According to Rosa Gonzalez of UNESCO, the ultimate aim of the project is "to build the fabric of a creative network of professionals involve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Saint-Louis () or Saint Louis (), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902 and French West Africa from 1895 until 1902, when the capital was moved to Dakar. From 1920 to 1957, it also served as the capital of the neighboring colony of Mauritania. The town was an important economic center during the period of French West Africa, but it is less important now. Nonetheless, it still has important industries, including tourism, a commercial center, sugar production, and fishing. The tourism industry is in part due to the city being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. However, the city is also Climate change vulnerability, vulnerable to climate change—where sea level rise is expected to threaten the city center and potentially damag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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