With its alliances and betrayals, crimes and cash, and even a dash of witchcraft, the theatrical twists of Nigeria’s politics are inspiring directors from the country’s…
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A road movie focusing on the wars in DR Congo through the eyes of two soldiers lost in the jungle
The largest Greco-Roman burial site in Egypt has been threatened by water since its discovery in 1900.
The whole idea was to go back to Soweto, where freedom started.
The 2019 Fespaco was also marked by allegations of sexual abuse levelled against African filmmakers by actresses encouraged by the #MeToo movement.
the film uses a dead body that nobody wants to bury as the propeller for a satire on pen-pushers, hate-mongers, and humbugs.
Olabisi Obafunke Silva championed the recognition of African art and the continent’s contribution to the world of art.
The grande dame of jazz music, veteran musician Dorothy Masuka passed on after suffering from complications related to hypertension and suffering a mild stroke last year.
Masuka’s career blossomed in the 1950s. Just like many artists of her time, her music touched on the injustice black people faced in South Africa during apartheid.
“In the midst of a poor, wretched, homeless man, I learnt to be my brother’s keeper.”
On February 16, Libyans carried giant flags as they gathered in the capital Tripoli’s Martyrs Square, to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the Libyan revolution