Tag Archives: African

Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival Inc. have revealed the slate for the 31st New York African Film Festival, a lineup that includes more than 50 films hailing from over 25 countries. The festival, running from May 8-14, will open with the North American premiere of Over the …

A recent Variety report revealed that there are plans to create a documentary about the late former South African president, Nelson Mandela. Even though confirmation is pending, its title is said to be Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes. Furthermore, the director at its helm is the very talented, …

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), representing the largest group of Black film critics globally, announces its partnership with Delta Air Lines in curating a collection of films that celebrate Black History Month. This in-flight collaboration marks a historic first for AAFCA and promises to bring diverse stories representing …

In Her Perfect Life, Onajite Johnson-Ibrahim (played by Pearl Thusi) appears to have it all. She’s a 39-year-old entrepreneur with the perfect Instagram profile — a fantastic career, a loving husband (played by Ahmed Ibrahim), and two bright and beautiful children — but Onajite is secretly suffering from depression. She’s …

The exceptional South African actor Jonathan Pienaar joins Stephanie Tripp and Stella Hinsen in the cast of ‘The Trilogy’, the upcoming mega-film project of Bruno Pischiutta  Fabian, played by Pienaar, and his wife Lucille will create an ethical conflict with several other characters in the film, particularly with Dani, played …

Cairo-based African Export-Import Bank, also known as Afreximbank, is gearing up to launch a $1B African Film Fund in 2024 to support the continent’s burgeoning film industry. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President of Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Bank, announced the initiative in the opening speech of the 2023 Canex (Creative Africa …

Celo’s inclusion with Opera’s MiniPay wallet augurs well for Africa’s expanding digital finance sector. Opera, the well-known web services provider, has announced intentions to integrate a non-custodial stablecoin wallet built on the Celo blockchain into its mobile web browser. This product, dubbed “MiniPay”, is intended to empower Opera’s enormous user base …

If there’s one thing married couple Floyd Rance and Stephanie Tavares-Rance know how to do, it’s keep a secret. Last year, on the eve of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, its founders were tight-lipped about their 20th anniversary opening-night presenters. “I just told my mother,” says Tavares-Rance of …

Small farmers in the developing world may be on the cusp of an agricultural breakthrough. With emerging technologies like satellite imagery, drones and machine learning boosting productivity, it’s becoming more viable than ever to sell their produce in places like Western Europe.  There’s just one catch: avocado farmers in East …

“My name, Baloji, means ‘sorcerer’ in Swahili, which is a difficult name to live with. It’s like being an American named ‘devil.’ It’s like getting assigned something at birth. All my life dealing with the assignment of my name.” Baloji laughs. He’s at home in Belgium, talking via Zoom about …

Just a year after making bitcoin legal tender, the Central African Republic (CAR) abandoned its plans to revitalize its country. Why? This is an opinion editorial by Jonathan Buck, founder of JB & GS Mining GmbH, a German bitcoin mining hosting company. In April 2022, the Central African Republic (CAR) …

Morgan Freeman doesn’t like the terms “African American” or “Black History Month.” In a candid interview about race relations in the U.S., Freeman, 85, told the U.K.’s Sunday Times that Black History Month is an “insult.” “Black history is American history; they’re completely intertwined,” Freeman argued. “You’re going to relegate …