South African filmmakers are in Hollywood to boost an industry eclipsed by Nollywood - Quartz

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South African filmmakers are in Hollywood to boost an industry eclipsed by Nollywood Quartz Hollywood deal-making will hit peak this week as the American Film Market opens in Santa Monica, California. Among the throng of film execs and ambitious producers at the world's largest motion picture trade event is a group of South Africans who carry ...

Photos: 'This Is Africa' - Profile of the Arab Republic of Egypt - africanews

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Photos: 'This Is Africa' - Profile of the Arab Republic of Egypt africanews 'This Is Africa (TIA)' is an Africanews initiative aimed at sharing information about African countries and helping our audiences better discover the continent – in a small but significant way. For the next twenty weeks, we shall be sharing salient ...

China is exporting its digital surveillance methods to African governments - Quartz

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China is exporting its digital surveillance methods to African governments Quartz The country, however, isn't just tightening online controls at home but is becoming more brazen in exporting some of those techniques abroad including in Africa, says a new report from the US-based think tank Freedom House. Using a mix of official ... and more »

Kanye West's African Visit: How The Peripatetic Rap Star Lost His Way - Forbes

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Kanye West's African Visit: How The Peripatetic Rap Star Lost His Way Forbes It's not wholly clear what reasons are within or behind Kanye West's insistence upon meeting with variously beleaguered and/or politically compromised heads of state, if there are any reasons for it. But there is one overriding mechanism in the ...

Top Africa stories: Namibian farmer to sue govt, court denies ex-Mugabe ally access to passport - News24

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Top Africa stories: Namibian farmer to sue govt, court denies ex-Mugabe ally access to passport News24 Namibian farmer threatens to sue after govt leases 4 farms to Russian billionaire. A Namibian farmer, who claims he has been applying for resettlement in the southern African country for 15 years without success, has reportedly threatened to sue the ...

Act now or a billion young Africans will be undone by 2050 – Mandela widow - The Guardian

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Act now or a billion young Africans will be undone by 2050 – Mandela widow The Guardian In advance of the publication of a major report on child rights across Africa, Graça Machel has expressed concern that a “toxic combination” of undernutrition, poor education and the world's fastest-growing youth populations pose a threat to the ...

We've seen Africa's future, and it's exciting — or maybe scary - Daily Nation

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We've seen Africa's future, and it's exciting — or maybe scary Daily Nation Recently, I listened to a smart African who knows about renewables talk about how, with stumbling solar prices, low generation and crappy distribution, which have left 600 million Africans still living without electricity, there is a big rush to invest ... and more »