Only recently, the news of Wanuri Kahiu’s debut film Rafiki made history as the first Kenyan feature film to debut at the renowned Cannes Film Festival. The announcement put Kenya on the map. And now, Kahiu has released the trailer for her history-making film! On the film’s website, it’s described as a love story between... Read More

November 18, 2016

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Live From Ake: A survivor of the worst Chadian tragedy has a few lessons on upholding human rights

Clement Abaifouta is one of those innocent Chadians who fell victim to Hissein Habre’s terror in neighbouring country, Chad. Habre ruled Chad between 1982 and 1990 and in that time, under some misinformed paranoia about Libyan espionage in his country, did one of the worst damages known to history to his own people. Hussein Habre reportedly... Read More

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August 19, 2016

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8 Nigerian movies will be showing at Toronto – 5 takeaways from this historic feat

by Tolu Omoyeni The Toronto International Film Festival is big, why it’s one of the biggest in the world. Up until this moment, the TIFF would not make news in this part of this world, like Nigeria hardly has business over there. The narrative has taken a different turn now, Nollywood is making an appearance... Read More

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July 28, 2013

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The French job: Armed man pulls off the second-largest heist ever in France stealing jewels worth $53 million

Alfred Hitchcock made a film about a jewel thief at the Carlton Hotel An armed man has stolen jewels worth about 40m euros ($53m; £34m) in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, officials say. They say the hold-up took place on Sunday morning at a jewellery exhibition at the Carlton Hotel. The hotel is located... Read More

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May 21, 2013

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No, she didn’t! Hollywood actress, Rosario Dawson flashes her underwear at Cannes (LOOK)

Eva Longoria revealed far more than she intended too as she turned out for the star-studded and rained upon screening of Jimmy P. Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian during Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. And Rosario Dawson suffered similar fate as she attended the As I Lay Dying premiere in the French City on Monday... Read More

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