Philomaine Nanema | |
|---|---|
 Nanema in 2022 | |
| Born | 10 April 1982 |
| Nationality | Burkina Faso |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actress |
| Known for | Co-presenting Hello Doc with Frank Donga |
Philomaine Nanema, also Philo (born 10 April 1982) is a Burkinabe comedian and actress. She is the recipient of the 2020 ECOWAS prize for best young comedian. In 2022, she co-presented Hello Doc, a series intended to encourage COVID-19 immunisation in Africa.
Nanema was born on 10 April 1982 in Côte d'Ivoire. [1] Her career initially began as a radio host. [2] In 2006, Nanema made her theatrical debut in Ouagadougou, where her mentor was Gérard Ouédraogo. [3] [2] Nanema also performed in Cellule 512 by the late Missa Hébié . [3] In 2015, she participated in the Parliament of Laughter by the Nigerian comedian Mamane, which was broadcast on Canal+. [2] During the Humorous Festival in 2015, she performed as the satirical leader of a fictitious republic to support the presidential and legislative elections of that year. [4] In 2019, Nanema organized her first one woman show, entitled I salute you Marie, which discussed issues around marriage. [5] [6] This was followed by a subsequent show entitled Marry Me which address marriage, as well as issues such as violence against women. [7] In her shows, she denounces violence against women; she also encourages women to become involved in comedy and theatre. [2] [3]
In 2022, she co-hosted with Frank Donga a comedy show entitled Hello Doc aimed at promoting COVID-19 immunisation programmes in Africa. [8] [9]
"Ditanyè", also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire" or "Une Seule Nuit", is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Former president Thomas Sankara, also a jazz guitarist, wrote the lyrics. The composer of the melody is unknown, but it has also been attributed to Sankara.
The Mossi are a Gur ethnic group native to modern Burkina Faso, primarily the Volta River basin. The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso, constituting 52% of the population, or about 11.1 million people. The other 48% of Burkina Faso's population is composed of more than 60 ethnic groups, mainly the Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Bissa and Fulani. The Mossi speak the Mòoré language.
Marie Blandine Ouédraogo Sawadogo is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Burkina Faso.
Salimata or Salamata Sawadogo Tapsoba is the former chair of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. She is also a magistrate, and, the Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, Cape Verde and Gambia. She is also a member of the Jurist Women's Association of Burkina Faso.
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Football is the most popular sport in Burkina Faso. And the national association can look back on recent developments with a great deal of pride. Reaching the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations on home soil in 1998, reaching the knockout stage for their first FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003, and appearances at two final competitions of the CAF U-17 Cup, as well as third place at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001 are the country's outstanding achievements at international level. The nations most famous players include Kassoum Ouegraogo, nicknamed Zico, who had his most successful seasons with Espérance de Tunis before ending his career in Germany, Siaka Ouattara, who spent his entire career with Mulhouse in France, and Moumouni Dagano, who was voted best African player in Belgium in 2001, when he played for the Belgian side Genk. He later went on to play for the French side Guingamp before transferring to another French team, FC Sochaux in 2005. Burkina Faso received an unexpected free pass into the group stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification process, when their opening round contestant, the Central African Republic, withdrew from the competition. This gave the West Africans, who were at that stage ranked 14th on the continent, the certainty that their name would be in the hat when the Preliminary Draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was made. They got off to a flying start, beating Ghana 1-0 in their opening match and laying down a marker for their Group 2 adversaries South Africa, Cape Verde Islands, Congo DR and Uganda. The victory train began to come off the rails with two defeats to Cape Verde, and with a record of two wins and three losses, Burkina Faso were up against it at the half-way stage. Frenchman Bernard Simondi took over the coaching reins from Ivica Todorov and made the team harder to beat at home, even recording wins over South Africa and Congo DR, but in the end it was not quite enough, and the likes of Abdoulaye Cisse, Moumouni Dagano, and Wilfred Sanou went no further in the competition.
Yacouba Sawadogo was a Burkinabé farmer and agronomist who successfully used a traditional farming technique called zaï to restore soils damaged by desertification and drought. Such techniques are known by the collective terms agroforestry and farmer-managed natural regeneration.
Clément Pengwendé Sawadogo is a Burkinabé politician who has served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of the Civil Service, Labour and Social Security since 2016. He is a member of the People's Movement for Progress (MPP).
Firmin Boubié Bazié, better known by his stage name Agozo, is a Burkinabé singer.
Andemtenga is the capital and largest settlement in Andemtenga Department, Kouritenga province, Burkina Faso. It had a population of about 2,120 in 2006.
Naba Baongo II is the current Mogho Naba, the constituent king of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. According to oral tradition, he is the 37th king of the Mossi. As king, he is seen as a symbol of tradition and still retains influence in political matters within the country, and elected MPs, ministers, and ambassadors are known to seek his approval.
Kunle Idowu, popularly known as Frank Donga, is a Nigerian actor and comedian. He rose to fame through the webseries, The Interview, on Ndani TV about an unassuming job-seeker for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy in the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award in 2015. He has gone on to feature in several movies like The Wedding Party and its sequel The Wedding Party 2. Previously working as a journalist, he also works as a photographer and a filmmaker.
Yvonne Libona Bonzi-Coulibaly is the first female doctor in chemistry in Burkina Faso, a full professor at the University of Ouagadougou, a member of the Academy of Sciences of Burkina Faso, the Director-General of the Institute of Sciences of Burkina Faso, and a laureate of the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Prize.
The Burkinabé Men's Basketball Championship is the top division basketball league in Burkina Faso. The league is organised by the Burkinabé Basketball Federation (FEBBA) and existed of 20 teams in the 2021–22 season.
Aï Keïta Yara is a Burkinabé actress who played the lead role in the 1986 film Sarraounia.
Ismaël Seone is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Haugesund.
Lionel Joel I Wendkouni Bilgo is a Burkinabe economist, political analyst, and writer who served as the Minister of Education of Burkina Faso during the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration government.
Pascal Sawadogo is a Burkinabé football manager who manages the Burkina Faso women's national football team.
Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, is a Burkinabe journalist, presenter, and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.
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