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Tin Hinan Festival in Tamanrasset to feature 26 african countries
Twenty six African countries as well as Arab and European countries will feature in the Tin Hinan Festival in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria, 23-24 February...
The morning after King’s Dream : Henceforth, White House no more for whites only
'Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,’ Martin Luther King told his...
Ethiopian Film “TEZA” wins Tanit d’Or at Carthage Film festival
The film "Teza" of Ethiopian film director Haile Gerima won the Tanit d'or, supreme consecration of the Carthage Cinematographic Days (JCC), whose 22nd session...
Keziah Jones knocks on wood, “Nigerian Wood”
Keziah Jones will be playing in a series of concerts this fall in France, where he was discovered twenty years ago. In an interview...
FESPACO award winner for best film “Ezra” screening in Dakar
The movie "Ezra", directed by Nigerian Newton Aduaka, will be shown at the French Institute Leopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal, on 31 October...
Africa Hall now a Monument, Museum and ‘Holy Ground’
Africa Hall, the place where the first summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) took place, is to be preserved as the continent's...
Kenya gets low-cost flights : Air Arabia enters travel market
Air Arabia, a low-cost flyer based in the Middle East, has entered the Kenyan air space, seeking a piece of the market out of...
World Festival of Negro Art (FESMAN) to open in five capitals
The Senegalese minister of Culture and Francophonie, Mame Biram Diouf, Thursday announced that the World festival of negro arts (FESMAN) will be held between...
President Festus Mogae Wins Ibrahim Award
And the winner of the Ibrahim Prize for good governance is ... President Festus Mogae, former head of state of the Republic of Botswana....
‘Harubuntu’ excellence awards for Africa finally sees the light
Eleven projects presented by African associations are on the list of competitors for the three "Harubuntu" 2008 prizes, a contest organised by Echos Communication...
Denmark holds conference on Education and inter-cultural understanding
A three-day Conference on 'Education for Inter-cultural Understanding and Dialogue' will start in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, UNESCO said in a statement Monday.
During the...
Rwanda to become English-speaking
« Rwanda wants to speak English. » French is to be banned from the Rwandan educative and administrative system. The decision announced by the...
Cinéma-vérité highlights Egyptian film “Hassan and Morcos”
The film, "Hassan and Morcos" by the Egyptian actor Abdel Imam, sponsored by the Office of the High Commission of the United Nations for...
Nigeria prepares for World Black Festival of Arts and Culture in Senegal
Ahead of the third World Black Festival of Arts and Culture in Dakar, Senegal, next year, Nigeria has commenced serious preparation for the event....
Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of OIF, congratulates Nobel laureate
The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Abdou Diouf, on Thursday congratulated French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, for winning the 2008...
Disney embarks on a quest to seduce black people
Emotions have never run amok with such intensity in black communities, both in the United States and across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom....
Three African photographers exhibit in three countries
Three African photographers who launched their works on September 22 in Dakar, Senegal, will be exhibiting in three countries on the continent.
Djibril Sy, Pelagie...
Congolese painter, Rhdode Makoumbou mounts exhibition in Spain
Congolese artist and painter, Rhdode Bath-Schéba Makoumbou, is scheduled to mount an exhibition of her works from 3 October to 15 November in Bilbao,...
A national cultural heritage site for the late Samora Machel
The Mozambican government has decided to grant the town of Chilembene - the birthplace of the country's first president Samora Machel - in the...
Number 1 First Lady Detective Agency with Jill Scott takes shape
Entitled "The Number 1 First Lady Detective Agency movie", this movie, which is one of the maiden editions to be shot in Botswana, is...
Nigerians flock back to their deserted gods
It appears the western and eastern gods no longer appeal to some Nigerian natives of the Yoruba tribe as the annual Osogbo festival of...
Ethiopia calls for reinstatement of stolen African art
African artefacts looted or inadvertently taken away from Africa by colonialists and invaders of the continent must be repatriated, Ethiopian newspapers suggested this week.
The...
“Thomas Sankara, the struggle is on” opens in Paris
A show inspired by the life and the political action of the former Head of State of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, opens Thursday evening...
Linguistic Atlas to provide Africa with a geo-linguistic map
The preparation of a 'linguistic Atlas' for Africa has begun, according to the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN).
ACALAN announced at the celebration of its...
Isaac ‘Black Moses’ Hayes : The passing of a panafrican star
Isaac Hayes, was pronounced dead, Sunday, in Memphis, Tennessee, after paramedics tried to revive him to no avail. He had been found unconscious...
Aksum Obelisk successfully remounted at its original site
The third and last block of the Aksum Obelisk was successfully mounted by UNESCO Thursday in its original location in Aksum, northern Ethiopia, the...
European Parliament celebrates African Week
A statement, issued by the European Parliament services has indicated that an "African Week" will be organised at the European Parliament between the 8th...
Nelson Mandela’s new R5 coin : South Africans told not to hoard it
Not many world leaders will have coins minted for them. But one much loved icon, former South Africa president Nelson Mandela had his R5...
Big Brother Africa III to be banned for immorality ?
Nigeria's House of Representatives has threatened to ban the forthcoming Big Brother Africa III (BBA III), an African reality television show, from the country's...
Barrack Obama : A role model or simply an empty symbol
In a recent conversation a senior African lady stated that “Barrack Obama is great for Africa, especially Kenyans! He will show Black people all...