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From Angola to Senegal, no less that fifteen feature-length movies have been nominated for the top prize in next month's Fespaco pan-African film and television festival, held in Burkina Faso.

1 January 2023 marked the centenary of the birth of Ousmane Sembène, the Senegalese novelist and filmmaker hailed as the “father of African cinema”. Over the course of five decades Sembène published 10 books and directed 12 films across three distinct periods. He has been celebrated for his beautifully crafted…

For the past 20 years, thanks to an initiative launched by the late Karl Largerfeld, Chanel has celebrated the unique expertise of its master feather workers, embroiders and milliners with an annual métiers d’art collection. This year, the show is taking place in Dakar, Senegal – the first luxury event…

Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government information

The last surviving African soldiers who fought for colonial-era France will be able to live out their final days in their home countries following the French government's U-turn on their pension rights. The decision coincides with the cinema release of a film highlighting the untold sacrifices made by African “tirailleurs”…

Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb were given six-month jail terms and ordered to pay Amy Ndiaye compensation after lashing out when she criticised a religious leader

SEATTLE — Once the invitation was extended, there was no way Noelle Quinn was going to say no.

The 40-year war between Senegal and rebels in its Casamance region has left legacies of landmines with diverse impacts.

From the moment Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup – the one major prize he had lacked – to the moment Roger Federer hung up his tennis racket, 2022 was a remarkable year in sport. FRANCE 24 looks back at all the highlights of the past 12 months.