BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died ...

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Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022.

FILE - Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cisse films the arrival of mourners at a memorial service for Senegalese filmmaker Sembene Ousmane in Dakar, Senegal, June 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell ...

He won multiple awards during his 50-year career, including the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and spent his life ...

A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by the army and Russia's Wagner mercenary group has killed 10 people in northern Mali, official ...

Born in Bamako, Mali, Cissé studied in Mali, Senegal and Moscow. He was President of the Union of Creators and Entrepreneurs of Cinema and Audiovisuals of West Africa. Tributes poured in for ...

said on Thursday it anticipates reduced production and higher costs in 2025 as its Mako mine in Senegal nears depletion and fiscal changes in Mali drive up expenses. The Australian miner has set ...