Tag: Amadou
Hama Amadou, former Prime Minister, died at the age of 74
On Wednesday evening, a major Nigerian political figure, Hama Amadou, died of a devastating attack of malaria while he was being transported to the Niamey general referral hospital. Aged 74,…
Former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Amadou Ba wants to launch his own party
In Senegal, just one week after the announcement of the planned disappearance of the Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition of former President Macky Sall, his former Prime Minister and unsuccessful candidate…
Amadou Dia Ba, Bruno Julie, the Fijian 7, Ahmed al-Maktoum
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, RFI looks back at these medalists who shed light on their countries that are not used to monopolizing the podiums. Today, focus on…
The memories of Amadou Dia Ba, the only Senegalese Olympic medalist
Douala is the capital of African athletics for a week! The crème de la crème of the continent’s athletes will come and test themselves first and try to secure their…
In Guinea, Amadou Oury Bah appointed Prime Minister by the Transition
Guinea has a new Prime Minister. Amadou Oury Bah was appointed by the president of the Transition. The announcement was made this Tuesday, February 27, in the evening on national…
With “Yebali Lakali”, the painter Amadou Sanogo tells the story of the invisible in Paris
Amadou Sanogo is a wise man. But above all, he is one of the most fashionable painters in contemporary Mali. Drawing on Bambara culture and philosophy, he is the artist…
Amadou Sanogo, an exhibition to tell the story of identity and universality
Humanist and free-thinker, the visual artist Amadou Sanogo nourishes his works with tradition which he uses as sources of knowledge, wisdom and inspiration. His second Parisian solo exhibition, “Yebali Lekali,…
Presidential in Senegal: Amadou Ba, candidate designated by the majority, will he be unanimous?
In Senegal, it is the current Prime Minister Amadou Ba who was chosen, Saturday, September 9, at the end of the day, by the coalition of the majority Benno Bokk…
Beninese artist Sanda Amadou links art, sacredness and ecology
With him, no garish colors, no flashy characters, no spectacular scenes. Sanda Amadou builds in her paintings a surprising void in the middle of a particular “forest”. The 44-year-old Beninese…
Djaïli Amadou Amal, in the heart of Cameroon, the voice of all women
Born in the far north of Cameroon, Djaïli Amadou Amal is Fulani and Muslim. She was revealed in France with her novel “The Impatients“, crowned by several literary prizes including…