Souleymane Cissé is a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers. He has been called "Africa's greatest living filmmaker" while his film Yeelen has been called "conceivably the greatest African film ever made."
Cissé is a common West African name of Soninke origin.
Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah, given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include:
Amadou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Islamic name Ahmad, commonly used in West Africa. Amadou is interchangeable with the forms Ahmadu or Amadu in non-Francophone African countries.
Balla Moussa Keïta was a Malian actor and comedian, and a West African cinema pioneer who was well known in the West. Born in the Ségou Region of Mali as a traditional prince of the Keita dynasty, he was originally a radio producer. He later turned to acting and acted in a number of movies by notable Mali directors like Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Souleymane Cissé and Abdoulaye Ascofaré. Among his critically acclaimed roles are those of the tribal king Rouma Boll in Yeelen and as Mambi in Guimba, un tyrant, une époque. He received the Best Male Interpretation award at the FESPACO for his role in the Guinean film Séré, le témoin.
Ousmane is a given name or surname common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include:
Diaby is a surname, and may refer to:
Chérif or Cherif may refer to:
Ousseynou Cissé is a professional footballer who plays for National League club Eastleigh. Born in France, he represents Mali internationally.
Keita is a surname. The Malian family name is normally written Keïta, sometimes Kéita. Kéïta is a hypercorrection. In reference to non-modern figures, or in anglophone countries such as The Gambia and Liberia the tréma or acute accent is not used. Notable people with the surname include:
Fall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sada Thioub is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Angers. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Moussa Kalilou Djitté is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Elimane Oumar Cissé is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moroccan club US Touarga.
Souleymane Cissé is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Hajer.
Souleymane Cissé is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Louhans-Cuiseaux.
Souleymane Djimou Cissé is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Górnik Łęczna.
Souleymane Cissé is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Clermont in the French Ligue 1.
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