Cartoon of the Week: Women's Football World Cup

Who is Damien Glez?

The Franco-Burkinabese Damien Glez was born in 1967.

In 1991, the state of emergency ends in Burkina Faso. With the 'springtime' for the country's press, Glez began his career as a cartoonist for the satirical weekly Le Journal du Jeudi, where he is now the delegated director of publication.

In 2001, in association with other cartoonists, he created the monthly Pan-African satirical Le Marabout. He also draws for publications on three continents. Cartoonist-columnist, writer and lecturer at the University of Ouagadougou, he is also the author of the comic strip Divine Comedy.

Glez's cartoons are regularly published in Le Journal du Jeudi (Burkina Faso), Vita Non Profit Magazine (Italy), Afronline (Italy), Chorus (France), World Policy Journal (US), Continental (France-Africa), La Mèche (France), Courrier international (France-Africa), Jeune Afrique (France-Africa)…

Damien Glez is a member of the Foundation Cartooning For Peace.

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