![]() ![]() Six years later, because he was a French citizen through colonization, he served in World War II, going to Niger until returning to Dakar two years later. While living with relatives in Dakar around the age of 15, Sembene apprenticed as a mechanic and bricklayer, cultivating a love of reading and cinema, according to Gadijo’s documentary and writing. ![]() The son of a fisherman, Sembene was expelled from school due to constant disobedience and would never receive a formal education past middle school, nor would he, like his father, become a fisherman. Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007), was born in Ziguinchor, the second largest city in Senegal, located in the country’s southern region of Casamance.
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