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Sinatou Saka: a new vision for Benin's public media
The appointment of Sinatou Saka as director general of Benin's national broadcaster opens a new chapter for public media: digital transformation, quality journalism and cultural reach.
Streaming in Africa: who now decides which films we see?
Netflix, Showmax, Canal+, Prime Video: in less than a decade, platforms have become African cinema's main gateway. An investigation into a shifting power to programme.
FESPACO: fifty-five years of cinema in Ouagadougou
Founded in 1969 in the Burkinabè capital, the continent's biggest festival remains the barometer of African cinema.
Ousmane Sembène, the writer who invented African cinema
From “Borom Sarret” to “Moolaadé”, the Senegalese filmmaker built a visual grammar for telling Africa from within.