Seven book figures honoured in Dakar as Cheikh Hamidou Kane is remembered
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beninwebtv
Seven figures from the world of books received certificates in Dakar at FILDAK, while a tribute was paid to Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane. The ceremony recognised, among others, Annette Mbaye N’Derneville, Astou Mbène Thioub and Sansy Kaba Diakité, according to Beninwebtv.
Seven figures from the world of books were honoured on Friday 16 October at a ceremony during the Dakar International Book and Teaching Materials Fair (FILDAK), according to Beninwebtv. Mame Coumba Diop presented them with certificates recognising their contribution to promoting books.
The awards were proposed by the fair’s scientific committee. Among the recipients were Annette Mbaye N’Derneville, a pioneer of women’s journalism in Senegal; journalist Astou Mbène Thioub; and Sansy Kaba Diakité, founder of the L’Harmattan Guinée publishing house. The ceremony also paid tribute to Cheikh Hamidou Kane, the Senegalese writer and author of *L’Aventure ambiguë*, who died on 6 October. Senegal had already paid tribute to him in Dakar on 17 October.
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