WORLD LOSES GREAT ARTIST: Death of the writer and film-maker Sembène Ousmane

Dakar, June 9 (APS) - the writer-film-maker Sembène Ousmane is deceased Saturday evening in his residence at Yoff at the 84 years age, announced his assistant Clarence Delgado to APS.

Sembène Ousmane was sick these last times, specified Mr. Delgado, joint at the time when the skin of the film-maker was conveyed to the mortuary of the Hôpital Principal.

Born in Ziguinchor, Sembène Ousmane which was an autodidact started with writing by publishing novels like “Le Docker noir”, “Les Bouts de bois de Dieu'’, ‘”L’Harmattan'’ et ‘”Le Mandat'’.. The majority of its writings such “Le Mandat” will be screened by Sembène Ousmane itself considered in this field as one of the pioneers of the African cinema.

Thus, he realized its first short film ‘Borom Saret’” in 1963, followed one year later by “Niaye”. In 1966, he carried out “La Noire de …'’, its first full-length film which gains, the same year, the
gold Tanit to the Festival of Carthage. This film will also be worth to him in 1966 the price of the best African film-maker to the world Festival of Negro arts in Dakar.

Prolix, he then turns in 1968 “Le Mandat'’, ‘”Emitai'’ in 1971, ‘”Xala'’ in 1974, ‘”Ceddo'’ in 1977, ‘’Camp de Thiaroye'’ in 1988, ‘’Guelewar'’ in 1992, ‘’Faat Kiné'’ in 2000 et ‘’Molaadé'’ in 2004.

FACT OF THE DAY

$1,100,000,000 — That is the amount the U.S. BORROWS PER DAY just to pay the interest on its loans!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

As the Soprano fever turns into an anti-climax, as Tony lives on to steal some more, and as his kids, Meadow and AJ develop the kind of social consciousness that may be rare in that corner of New Jersey, I leave you with an observation of someone who knew the Mafia better than any of them.

I am referring to Victoria Gotti, the widow of the late boss John Gotti of the Gambino family, who offered this observation about TV’s adulation of the mob:

“It’s disgusting that people are still obsessed with Gotti and the mob,” she told New York’s Daily News. “They should be obsessed with that mob in Washington. They have 3000 deaths on their hands. Worry about that mob in Washington.”

Yes, Virginia, many of us are. When will HBO tell that mob story?

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