Senegal stood out this Saturday at the 9th edition of the “Sotigui Awards” which was held in the capital of Burkina Faso. Cheikhou Guèye alias Sanekh won the “Sotigui” for best male performance in a TV series, while Maïmouna Fall won the “Sotigui” for best African Hope in a TV series.
The “Sotigui” academy awarded its traditional awards this Saturday. The Senegalese audiovisual sector distinguished itself well at this ceremony. The Senegalese actor Mame Cheikhou Guèye and the actress Maïmouna Fall, respectively won the “Sotigui” for best male performance in a TV series and the “Sotigui” for best African Hope in a TV series. Mame Cheikhou Guèye is thus crowned for his interpretation of the role of Ndiouga Thiam in the series Bété Bété. He embodies the role of a patriarch attached to family traditions and who strives to preserve the unity of his family. The Bété Bété series, produced by Evenprod de Ibou Guèye, was a great success in Senegal and other African countries. Likewise, Maïmouna Fall is also distinguished for her role in Broken Hearts by Evenprod.
The “Sotigui Awards” are organized each year by the “Sotigui” academy. This 9th edition was held in the capital of Burkina Faso from November 13 to 16, 2024, with Mali as guest of honor. And it is the Cameroonian actress Stéphanie Tum who is crowned with the gold “Sotigui” for her role in When the leeves broke, by Teen Derrick Musing. She also won the “Sotigui” for best actress in Central Africa. In West Africa, Malian actress Fatoumata Coulibaly won the “Sotigui” for best actress in West Africa for her role in Taane by Aliou Ifra Ndiaye.
In total, 16 trophies were awarded, in addition to the trophies of honor which went to the Ivorian actor Oméga David and the Nigerian Osita Iheme. For 4 days, this 9th edition of the “Sotigui Awards” was marked by masterclasses, film screenings, panels around the theme: “What salary scale for the actor-comedian of cinema in Africa?” Taking advantage of this platform, the actors of the 7th art pleaded for the improvement of the living and working conditions of actors and comedians from Africa and its diaspora. “This is a crucial question, because many of our actors who are in the heyday of cinema, who are models in the field of cinema, unfortunately operate in difficult conditions, that is unacceptable. It is therefore necessary to find the mechanisms so that the cinema industry can guarantee actors who are the linchpin of cinematic success, to be able to fully benefit from the repercussions of their talents”, indicates the Minister of State, Minister of Communication , culture, arts and tourism of Burkina Fasso, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, quoted by Burkina 24.
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