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By Bamuturaki Musinguzi Published March 29, 2018 Award-winning movies have been screened at an annual film festival. WULU, a political-crime thriller by Mali’s Daouda Coulibaly and DIVINES, a a humorous but tragic drama by Qatar’s Houda Benyamina were among the…
By Iminza Keboge Published March 23, 2018 Golden Baobab Prize, a literary not-for-profit organisation operating out of the Ghanaian capital, Accra and that says it discovers, celebrates and nurtures children’s writers and illustrators from across Africa, invites African Writers and…
By Abdi Ali Published March 17, 2018 Emerging African screenwriters and directors with animation, fiction, documentary and hybrid projects in development are invited to apply for the 11th Talents Durban by April 6, 2018. Scheduled for July 20 – 24,…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 27, 2018 Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) service provider iflix has announced partnership with telecommunications service provider Safaricom in Kenya in a move that will see the latter’s customers get ‘up to 60 days of…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 24, 2018 Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) shall celebrate the annual International Women’s Day with a women’s rugby festival. KRU, that governs rugby football matters in Kenya, says it shall use its Women’s 10-a-Side festival at…
By Kenya Rugby Union Published February 24, 2018 The second last round of rugby matches in the Kenya Cup’s league phase take place on February 24, 2018 across six venues in the capital, Nairobi, and Nakuru, some 160 kilometres away….
By Irene Gaitirira Published February 4, 2018 Donor countries have pledged US$2.3 Billion in financing to address global learning crisis. While many more donor countries have indicated their intention to pledge further funds over the course of the financing period,…
By Iminza Keboge Published January 24, 2018 The Lola Kenya Screen movie festival and skills-development and marketing platform for children and youth in eastern Africa is restructuring its programmes. In a statement to the media, the Directorate of Lola Kenya…
By Iminza Keboge Published January 11, 2018 The number of pay-TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow to 40.89 million by 2023. Sub-Saharan Africa Pay TV Forecasts , a report by Digital TV Research, says this 74 per…
By Halima Abdi Published January 3, 2018 South Africa’s Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) invites filmmakers from across the world to submit their Short, Documentary or Feature Fiction films to screen in the festival July 19-29, 2018. RELATED:Christmas Holiday Offers…