Director Kaouther Ben Hania Rejects Berlin Prize
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Tunisian director Koothar Ben Hania made headlines at the Berlin Film Festival by rejecting the 'Most Valuable Film' award for...
Abu Al-Qasim Al-Shabbi: Tunisia’S Poet of Love and Revolt
Idris Amara
Africa-Press. Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi is regarded as one of the greatest poets of Tunisia and the Arab world in the modern...
Am Djarass Desert Culture Festival Returns in Chad
Africa-Press. After a seven-year hiatus, the International Am Djarass Festival of Desert Cultures in northeastern Chad has returned and will run until...
NASA Awards Leadership Medal to Moroccan Scientist
Africa-Press. The US space agency NASA has awarded Moroccan scientist Kamal Oudghiri the Exceptional Leadership Medal, in recognition of his distinguished scientific...
Njikerri: History is a Compass for the Present and the Future.
Africa-Press. Swiss-Chadian novelist Nétounon Noël Ngikiri is one of the most prominent contemporary African literary voices. His works reopen the files of...
Ghana Grants its Citizenship to American Youtuber “Ishowspeed”
Africa-Press. Ghana announced that it has granted citizenship to American YouTuber and content creator Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known as “IShowSpeed,” following...
France Considers Returning Cultural Assets to African States
Africa-Press. The French Senate discussed, during a public session, a framework bill aimed at simplifying procedures for the restitution of cultural property...
Death of the Master Wood Carver and Guardian of the Sacred Osun Forest
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Kasali Akangbe Ogun, a renowned Nigerian master wood carver, has died after a brief illness. He was celebrated for his...
Can the Mandari Festival Build Peace in South Sudan?
Africa-Press. The Terekeka County, one of the counties of the Central-Equatoria State that includes Juba, the capital of South Sudan, located about...
Manchester Museum Opens Africa Documentation Center
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Manchester Museum in northwest England has launched the Africa Hub, a new initiative aimed at addressing colonial silence by inviting...