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César for Best Short Film goes to French-Moroccan director Sofia Alaoui

New consecration for Sofia Alaoui. The French-Moroccan director has just won the César for best short film for her “What if the Goats Die?” The award was handed to Sofia Alaoui at France’s 46th César ceremony, held Friday night. Sofia Alaoui was thus ahead of “L’Aventure atomique” by Loïc Barché, “Baltringue” by Josza Anjembe, “I […]

Nairobi rises as UN global hub amid NY, Geneva office cost-cutting

Kenya’s capital Nairobi is set to become a major global hub for the United Nations, as the organization moves to decentralize operations and cut costs by relocating key offices from expensive cities like New York and Geneva. By late 2026, Kenya’s capital will host three new global offices — UN Women, the UN Children’s Fund […]

Mozambique: insurgency in resource-rich Cabo Delgado fueled by influx of foreign jihadists

The recent surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province has been fueled by an influx of Islamist fighters of different nationalities from other parts of Africa, experts and observers warn. After several months of relative calm, Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado province has been, since the beginning of 2024, […]