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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.
Nollywood: anatomy of the world's second-largest film industry
Born from a batch of VHS tapes in 1992, Nigeria's industry now produces more than a thousand films a year and is negotiating its streaming turn.
Mati Diop, Kaouther Ben Hania, Ramata-Toulaye Sy: the decade of women directors
Cannes, Berlin, Venice: in ten years, African women filmmakers have moved from the margins to official competition.
African cinema's real battle: the screens
Fewer than one screen per million inhabitants in several countries: distribution remains the industry's missing link.
Restitute, restore: the battle for African images
Negatives held in Europe, lost prints, fragile archives: the continent's film heritage is being saved one image at a time.