One of Africa’s most respected and famous filmmakers Ousmane Sembene, also known as the Father of African Cinema, passed away on 9 June. Messages of condolence have been pouring into the office of the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI), an institution that Sembene co-founded in 1969.
He did not spare African rulers. He remained critical of post-colonial Africa for failing to meet many of her peoples’ expectations, where injustice continues to prevail. Sembene Ousmane is reco...read more [4]
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[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/308
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/print/40887
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[6] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/obituary/41973