Tag: Diop
With Lee Shulman, Omar Victor Diop slips into anonymity
The beautiful book Being There, by director Lee Shulman and portraitist Omar Victor Diop, plunges us, not without humor, into the segregationist America of the 1950s and 1960s. An artistic…
Political opponent and presidential candidate, Moussa Diop placed in detention
A political opponent and announced candidate for the 2024 presidential election was taken into custody on Friday December 15. Moussa Diop, former head of the presidential coalition who moved to…
the return of students to Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar postponed again
In Senegal, the return of students to the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar has once again been postponed. For the moment, courses for the year 2022-2023 are continuing remotely…
With Lee Shulman, Omar Victor Diop slips into anonymity
The beautiful book Being there by director Lee Shulman and portraitist Omar Victor Diop plunges us, not without humor, into the segregationist America of the 50s and 60s. An artistic…
Magett Diop, heir to the Wassoulou groove
Throughout the year, our reporters come across artists from the continent and elsewhere. In their homes, backstage at concerts, in hotels or in the street, unique encounters take place where…
Senegal: the accused opponent Birame Souleye Diop receives the support of the deputies of his coalition
Deputy Birame Souleye Diop was indicted on Tuesday July 11 by the Senegalese courts for “offending the head of state” and “acts likely to compromise public peace”. The president of…
Senegal: at Cheikh Anta Diop University, showdown on online courses
In Dakar, Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) switched to online teaching in mid-June for its 90,000 students. This decision follows violent clashes following the conviction of opponent Ousmane Sonko. Some…
Oumar Diop buried in Nouakchott after the conclusions of the Moroccan autopsy
The death of this young Mauritanian on the night of May 28 to 29 in a hospital in the capital after custody in a police station had caused major riots…
the dancer Guillaume Diop named star of the Paris Opera
The Paris Opera named, on Saturday March 11, the Frenchman Guillaume Diop star dancer, after a performance of Giselle in Seoul, granting the supreme title for the third time since…
Wasis Diop, the man of the islands
Rare, discreet, melancholy, meticulous, what else? Ah yes, author, composer, performer who does not lend itself to all fires. What else? It’s hard to say, he traded his Wolof for…