In July 2023, the International Press Institute’s (IPI) global network’s monitoring of press freedom violations in sub-Saharan Africa recorded 80 incidents in 17 countries, which reflects just how much media across Africa are being obstructed by newsroom raids and arrests, attacks on reporters covering elections and legal challenges to their work. According to the latest […]
The visceral hatred of the military junta towards Morocco has no limits and has in recent months taken multiple forms verging on the absurd. This time, Air Algérie sacked its marketing director who was blamed for a post on social media evoking the Moroccan history of Tlemcen, a city with close links to Morocco’s imperial […]
The 35th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival to kick off on November 27 will celebrate African cinema with special focus on the black continent. Nine movies from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Chad and South Africa depicting the realities of African society will be screened during the festival to run till December 6. The […]
