Djingarey Maïga

Djingarey Alhassane Maïga (born 17 October 1939), is a Mali-born Nigerien film director and actor.

After moving to Niger, he worked as an electricity reader for the energy company "SAFELEC", which later became Compagnie Nigérienne d'Electricité (NIGELEC).

In early 1960s, his passion towards cinema arose during the pioneering days of Nigerien film.

In 1966, he got the opportunity to play the leading role in the western film Le retour d'un aventurier directed by Moustapha Alassane.

After that, Maïga acted in many of Alassane's feature films such as FVVA: Femme, Voiture, Villa, Argent (1972).