Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.

The Malian director Souleymane Cissé, one of the fathers of African cinema, died on Wednesday in a Bamako clinic aged 84, his ...

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84. Story by ...

The development in South Africa concerning land, he said, 'is a very complex and very sensitive issue that calls for genuine ...

Malian director Souleymane Cisse, one of the fathers of African cinema, died on Wednesday in a Bamako clinic aged 84, his daughter told AFP. "Papa died today in Bamako. We are all in shock.

Since the African continent was divided at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, the struggle for its wealth has played out on two fronts. The first was political, as European powers, starting with King ...

Malian director Souleymane Cisse, one of the fathers of African cinema, died Wednesday in a Bamako clinic aged 84, his daughter told AFP. Tributes poured in for Cisse, whose trailblazing work on the ...

Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema, has died aged 84. His daughter, Mariam Cissé, ...

A leading African priest says Africa’s history can be explained as “a history of extraversion and violence,”- the idea that ...

"Papa died today in Bamako. We are all in shock. He dedicated all his life to his country, to cinema and to art", Mariam Cisse said.