Nana Hadiza Akawala has a post-graduate diploma in production and direction, specializing in TV, from the Institute of Training in Information and Communication Techniques of Niamey (IFTIC). She has directed two school films, "Les enfants et le petit écran" in 2007 and "La passion selon Fall" in 2011 a well as two auteur films "Un espoir inondé" in 2012 and "Bibata est partie…" in 2018.