NAIROBI – As a child, Filmon Debru longed for the festivities every May celebrating Erititra’s independence, and the heroes who fought and died for it. But he is no longer cheering as Eritrea marked the holiday, formally declared on May 24, 1993. The hope and possibility Filmon felt for his young country is gone, crushed…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies Nigerian singer has been invited to perform at the coronation of the British monarch, King Charles III. The historical event is scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, London. According to reports, Tiwa Savage will be joining an array of celebrities such as Steve Winwood, DJ…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The Ugandan president asked parliamentarians to “reconsider” a controversial anti-LGBT+ law in a letter read out Wednesday in parliament, urging them to keep the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations but not of “being homosexual. The bill, which was passed on March 21 and provides for stiff penalties for those involved…
By Rédaction Africanews Viola Davis was honored as the 48th Chaplin Award Gala recipient Monday (24 April 2023) in New York. Davis, a rare EGOT winner, says she feels the same as she did when she appeared in the directorial debut of Denzel Washington “Antwone Fisher,” her first role in a major film. “I don’t…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP A man paces a 50-metre (yard) stage doing breathing exercises. Crew members chatter while putting together final touches to the set, as a pianist rehearses. Acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge’s play “The Head & The Load” puts a final touch for the piece much-awaited premier at the Joburg Theatre. “Being…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP The portrait of a bipolar filmmaker by Michel Gondry, films from Cameroon, India or Russia: the Directors’ Fortnight, one of the main parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival, announced Tuesday (Apr. 18) its 55th selection. The Fortnight differs from other selections at Cannes with its spirit of non-competition and…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Netflix said Wednesday it plans to expand its operations in Africa, building on the success of shows and series like the South African series “Blood and Water. The online video-streaming giant said it has invested the equivalent of €160 million in film content production in Africa since it began working…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Loud country music came through the speakers as cowboys entered the arena to kickstart this year’s Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo in Lethem Guyana. Since the mid-eighties, the Rupununi Ranchers’ Rodeo ground in the country’s southwest has hosted one of the nation’s main cowboys fest. Thousands of visitors travelled from the capital…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Wearing masks which represent spirits and ancestors and performing dances: Sunday (Apr. 9) was a feast day for the Baule people in the centre of Cote d’Ivoire. Some gathered in their village of Sakassou to celebrate “Paquinou” or Easter. Speakers of Baulé are part of the ethnolinguistic grouping of peoples…
By Africanews with AP Like a painter with a blank canvas, Esther Nakaziba studies her model before embarking on a long shape-shifting process. Using a bandage and her numerous tools, she transforms this model’s face into a realistic one-eyed man who has suffered a burn. Nakaziba is a film makeup artist in Uganda. She says…
