Yossou Ndour
Yossou Ndour on Twitter said : " A friend , a brother and " MY GORO " as I liked to call you have just left us . One thing is certain : Angel you were with us , Angel you will stay in Heaven . A CONVINCED PAN- AFRICAN has just left us . Prayers for the Eternal Rest of his soul . Forever # RipAmobeMevegue »
One of the most inspiring eulogies came from writer Calixthe Beyala , who on her Facebook page wrote : I remember the time when Amobé Mévégué was first called Alain . I remember those moments filled with tenderness , when my brother reminded me firmly that I should
Calixthe Beyala never call him Alain again , that this European first name was not that of his ancestors , Éton and recreate his identity . And little by little , I learned to get rid of Alain in order to adopt AMOBÉ It took me a long time to understand that my younger brother was a real Nti , a Lord Beti , AN AFRICAN RIGHT IN HIS BODY AND SOUL who was not in any way impressed by the WEST , that he did not want to dilute himself or to compromise ! YES , A PANAFRICANIST defending the black cause with the last energy of his being . He was involved in all our fights ; he was the master of ceremonies of the great mass of French Africans at the Palais des Congrès in Paris
My young brother told me about his unfulfilled dreams , this perpetual desire to carry African cultures , African voices further . He created TV and magazines ; he made broadcasts in order to transmit , to make known AFRICAN CULTURES AND TRADITIONS . He wanted Africa to be known and recognized elsewhere ; he dressed in African gears , and said to me with that Eton pride which populated him : Sita me in a western costume , never ! And he was elegant in his African costumes ! And he was handsome ! And he was brilliant , a true scholar in a humble guise ! I did not see him leave ; I did not see him mortal ; I saw him as an eternity ! And now he ' s gone ! e shock with me is immense , di cult to admit this so new reality , to accept it ... However , it will be necessary to let that reality sink into my mind . Let the evidence control my emotions . Let me tell myself that I will only see him again in the land of the dead ! With all my love my dear brother ! Rip
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Christelle Kedi
Christelle Kedi , very active in the European Afro scene , author of several books on the history of African beauty , was closely associated with the founder of UBIZNEWS , and did not refrain from expressing her emotion in simple and poignant terms . She writes : " Amobe was selfless , generous and relentless in his anger . An anecdote : on October 26 , 2020 I saw him in a café in 75017 district . Before discussing our current projects , he suggested that I go with him to this appliance store ... He hesitated between 2 electric radiators to choose , for a family who had told him about their heating concerns ... at was him ! Do everything by himself and naturally , without assistant / sta , without lighting , always dressed in black . He was taking the metro .
28 Flashmag ! Issue 121 September 2021