Yacouba Sawadogo
![Sawadogo in 2019](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Yacouba_Sawadogo.jpg)
A 2010 documentary feature film, ''The Man Who Stopped the Desert,'' first screened in the UK, portrays his life.
Sawadogo was a native speaker of Mossi. In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award. In 2020, he was awarded the Champions of the Earth award.
Sawadogo died on 3 December 2023 at age 77. Provided by Wikipedia