Safia OTOKORE An author from Djibouti writing in French [Return to French — Page originale en français]

Safia Otokoré's parents came from Somalia when they took refuge in Djibouti in the mid sixties. She grew up in Djibouti and became a track and field athlete, representing her Country. A scholarship gave her the opportunity to further her studies in Dakar and Abidjan. She later married the well-known soccer player Didier Otokoré and moved to France where she became involved with grassroots African organisations and subsequently embarked on a very successful political career with the French Socialist Party. (From her autobiography, 2005)

Publications

Safia, un conte de fées républicain [Safia, a republican fairytale]. Paris : Robert Laffont, 2005. (252p.). ISBN 2-221-10308-4. Autobiography. [In collaboration with Pauline Guéna].

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The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 10 July 2005
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Archived: 17 December 2012
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