Orlando Lopez

The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.

Newsreel of Senegal’s 16th anniversary Independence celebrations. At the Demba-Diop stadium, tens of thousands of people watch the show inspired by President Senghor’s recent trip to North Korea. Also footage of military parade, sporting initiatives and closing ceremony at the Presidential Palace. News from the world: visit to the Elysée Palace by Ivorian President Félix Houphouët-Boigny to discuss the role of Europe, but also the interference of the Soviet Union and the United States in the development of the African continent. Meeting with French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac. French patent for an anti-meningitis vaccine to combat an epidemic in Brazil.