O streaming está a fazer incursões lentas no continente, mas plataformas como o Netflix, o Showmax e o Amazon Prime Video ainda estão a promover muitos conteúdos ocidentais. Perguntámos a um produtor de Nollywood, a um cineasta estrela moçambicano e a uma realizadora de filmes independente: Será que podemos ter mais histórias africanas nestas plataformasContinue reading “Será que a narração de histórias africanas vai dominar o streaming?”
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Are African films going to take over streaming?
In this episode we’re talking streaming and Africa “So it just depends on what your risk appetite is and this is why. I talk so much about the business of entertainment. Ah because it’s entertaining sometimes but it’s a business all the time” “We need to have producers who can apply pressure so that theseContinue reading “Are African films going to take over streaming?”
Is 2024 the new 1994 for South Africa?
Limitless Africa correspondent Dimpho Lekgeu talks to Claude about the upcoming election in South Africa and speaks to democracy activist Yanga Malotana. What are the big issues in South Africa’s election? And how do these affect young people? The views expressed in this episode belong to their speakers. Limitless Africa and its sponsors do notContinue reading “Is 2024 the new 1994 for South Africa?”
Les jeunes devraient-ils se donner la peine de voter ?
C’est une année d’élections majeures en Afrique, notamment en Afrique du Sud, au Ghana, au Rwanda, pour nommer quelques pays concernés. Mais dans certains de ces pays, l’opposition est faible voire inexistante. Et les résultats des élections ne font pas de doute. Alors, les jeunes devraient-ils se donner la peine de voter ? On aContinue reading “Les jeunes devraient-ils se donner la peine de voter ?”
Será que os jovens devem dar-se ao trabalho de votar?
É um ano de grandes eleições em África. Na África do Sul, no Gana e no Ruanda, para citar alguns exemplos. Mas em alguns desses países, a oposição é fraca ou inexistente. E o resultado das eleições não está em dúvida. Então, os jovens devem dar-se ao trabalho de votar? Fizemos esta mesma pergunta aContinue reading “Será que os jovens devem dar-se ao trabalho de votar?”
Should young people bother voting?
It’s a year of big elections in Africa. In South Africa, Ghana, Rwanda to name a few. But in some of those countries, the opposition is weak or non-existent. And the election result isn’t in doubt. So should young people bother voting? We asked three activists working for democracy this very question. No surpriseContinue reading “Should young people bother voting?”
“This is not a war of religions” – Philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne on the Middle East crisis
Souleymane Bachir Diagne is one of the foremost scholars of Islamic and African philosophy. Currently a professor at Columbia University in New York, he remains deeply connected to the continent and to his home country Senegal. Before moving to the US, he taught in the humanities department at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar forContinue reading ““This is not a war of religions” – Philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne on the Middle East crisis”
“Women bring a subversive perspective” – Author Novuyo Rosa Tshuma on Zimbabwean literature
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma is an award-winning Zimbabwean novelist who teaches at the acclaimed Iowa Writers Workshop in the US. And she’s only 36 years old. Her debut novel House of Stone is set during the Gukahurundi massacres that took place immediately after Zimbabwean independence and remain shrouded in secrecy. Her second novel Digging Stars dealsContinue reading ““Women bring a subversive perspective” – Author Novuyo Rosa Tshuma on Zimbabwean literature”
“He gave up his comfort to fight for freedom” – Oscar-nominated Moses Bwayo on his Bobi Wine documentary
For this episode, Claude spoke to Moses Bwayo, a filmmaker from Uganda. His documentary feature Bobi Wine: The People’s President has been nominated for a 2024 Academy Award. But first, a little on his subject, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, otherwise known as Bobi Wine. Popstar turned politician, he’s the current leader of the National Unity Platform,Continue reading ““He gave up his comfort to fight for freedom” – Oscar-nominated Moses Bwayo on his Bobi Wine documentary”