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Khouribga film festival: “L’Automne des Pommiers” by Mohamed Mouftakir wins Grand Prize

The feature movie “L’Automne des Pommiers” by Moroccan director Mohamed Mouftakir was awarded the Grand Prize of the 22nd edition of the International Festival of African Cinema of Khouribga (FICAK). Burkinabé cinema was the guest of honor at the 22nd FICAK edition, held from May 28 to June 4 in Khouribga. Five films by renowned […]

Spanish Foreign Min loses job following gov’t reshuffle

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez excluded foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya following a government reshuffle that left key portfolios intact. Jose Manuel Albares was named new foreign minister, while Isabel Rodriguez will become the new government spokesperson and territories minister. Laya was rebuked for triggering and mismanaging a crisis with Morocco after she was found […]

DRC: Seven civilians killed in new attack near Beni

At least seven people were killed in a new attack launched Sunday near Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Two days earlier, twelve bodies had been found following a previous attack, which caused massive displacement of the populations. “Sixty ADF (members of the Allied Democratic Forces group) killed today (Sunday) in […]