Tag: Union Fakassia
The baobab of Diarakendou in Damaro (Guinea), August 2022
By Aguibou Sow Mandiou Camara speaks: “Here, the parents, the great-grandparents all found the baobab tree already big. They used to test their bows on the baobab. During the dry season, you can even see the cuts of the spears and arrows in the bark of the tree. This tree is very old, Fama, Fakassia, Fadiaraken: none of these ancestors
The Fakassia Union and environmental issues (Damaro, Guinea), August 2022
El Hadj Fantamady Damaro Camara, president of Damaro’s Fakassia union. “It is the association of the children of Damaro, of all the nationals, friends and allies, those from outside and inside. Within the association, every year, all the sons of Damaro meet in a general assembly to present projects and programmes for the development of Damaro. The union
L’Union Fakassia de Damaro (Guinée)
Le village de Damaro réunit chaque année l’ensemble de ses ressortissants lors d’une grande fête qui est appelée l’Union Fakassia de Damaro. Cette réunion existe depuis 35 ans et elle regroupe chaque année ses fils de la diaspora, qu’ils soient en Guinée, en Afrique de l’Ouest (Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Libéria) ou encore dans le monde entier (États-Unis, France, Moyen-Orient). Chaque