Arts and Culture
New UNESCO publication highlights growth potential of Africa’s film industry
UNESCO celebrated African cinema from 5 to 7 October with the launch of the publication The African Film Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for...
Arts and Culture
EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television announce ÀLÓ – a new African writers initiative
EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) have announced ÀLÓ, a brand-new writers initiative offering a unique platform for writers of African heritage.
The word “ÀLÓ”...
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WTM Africa announces Reigniting Africa Travel & Tourism Award Winner
WTM Africa is excited to announce that luxury experiential travel company andBeyond is the winner of the Reigniting Africa Travel & Tourism Awards. Runner-up...
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Poetry Africa Festival celebrates 25 years under the theme ‘Unmute: Power to the Poet’
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts will host the Poetry Africa International Festival.
For the 25th year, the festival sets the...
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The Good The@tre Festival & Aw@rds – Good Digital Theatre for a Good Cause
The Red Curtain International has a rich history. It was founded in 1969 to promote Good Theatre for Good Causes. One of the first...
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Simon Halefom
Simon Halefom presented an Augmented Reality photo exhibition at Fendika Cultural Center until September 10. Those who attended went there with their smartphone and...
Arts and Culture
Review: ‘Faya Dayi’ observes rural Ethiopia and the crop that transfixes its people
Filmmaker Jessica Beshir’s bending, swaying nonfiction journey “Faya Dayi” explores rural Ethopia by way of the production and consumption of the chewable narcotic leaf...
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Looted Ethiopian artefacts during battle of Maqdala to be returned home
Ethiopian artifacts looted during the Battle of Maqdala in 1868 are to be returned to Ethiopia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...