10/06/2026
Le PDG de Kafifow, Monsieur Hassimiou, a décidé de rénover gratuitement la maison de la légendaire Miriam Makeba à Dalaba. Des millions de personnes à travers le monde connaissent la voix de Mama Africa. Ses chansons continuent d'inspirer des générations entières. Pourtant, à Dalaba, la résidence qu’elle a construit pendant son exil en Guinée porte aujourd'hui les marques du temps et de l'abandon.
Après avoir découvert les images des lieux, Monsieur Hassimiou a parcouru plus de 300 kilomètres depuis Conakry pour visiter personnellement cette demeure historique où ont vécu Miriam Makeba pendant 18 années et son époux Stokely Carmichael.
Pondément touché par l'état de la résidence, il a exprimé sa volonté de financer sur ses propres moyens sa rénovation ainsi que le renouvellement de son mobilier, dans le respect de son authenticité.
Pour lui, il ne s'agit pas seulement de restaurer une maison, mais de préserver un symbole de l'histoire africaine et de rendre hommage à une femme qui a consacré sa vie à la liberté et à la dignité du peuple africain.
Parce qu'un peuple qui préserve sa mémoire construit aussi son avenir.
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Millions of people around the world know the voice of Miriam Makeba. Her music still inspires generations, and her name remains a symbol of African pride, dignity, and resistance.
But few people know that in the mountains of Dalaba, Guinea, stands the home where Mama Africa once lived during her years of exile.
This was not only the home of Miriam Makeba.
It was also the home of her husband, Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, one of the most influential leaders of the Black Power movement in the United States and a powerful voice for Pan-African unity.
After seeing images of the residence, Kafifow CEO Hassimiou traveled more than 300 miles from Conakry to visit the site himself. A young Entrepreneur with a mission.
What he discovered was heartbreaking.
A place that once welcomed two giants of Pan-African history now bears the marks of time and neglect.
For Hassimiou, this house represents more than bricks and walls. It is a living connection between Africa and the African diaspora. It is a place where the stories of Black liberation, Black Power, and the dream of a united Africa came together.
Deeply moved by the condition of the property, he expressed his desire to personally support its restoration and renew its furniture while preserving its original character and historical significance.
Hassimiou’s own journey reflects values that resonate with the Pan-African vision championed by Marcus Garvey and Kwame Ture. After years in Europe, he chose to return to Africa, build businesses, create jobs, train young people, and invest in his homeland rather than seek opportunities elsewhere.
Through Kafifow, he has consistently honored African and Black historical figures such as Miriam Makeba, Patrice Lumumba, Thomas Sankara, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, and Jerry Rawlings.
For him, preserving the home of Miriam Makeba and Kwame Ture is not simply a renovation project.
It is a tribute to a generation that fought for Black dignity, African unity, and the belief that Africa must be built by Africans themselves.
Because a people who preserve their history protect their future.
