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I'm researching Guinean cinema (Conakry) — looking for people interested in discussing it

I've been researching Guinean cinema, particularly films from the 1950s to the present, and I'm looking for people interested in discussing films, filmmakers, archives and the history of cinema in Guinea.

I've been watching films by Gahité Fofana, Mohamed Camara, Cheick Fantamady Camara, Sékoumar Barry, Thierno Souleymane Diallo... and I'm particularly interested in the disappearance and preservation of Guinean films.

If anyone here is interested in Guinean cinema, I'd love to exchange recommendations, sources or simply discuss films

Ghana's international summit on slavery reparations held in June included a re-enactment of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, performed for delegates at the former slave trading post Christiansborg Castle in Accra

> Two French nationals have been held in Togo since being arrested over a fortnight ago, the foreign ministry in Paris told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday, August 19.

> The pair, journalist-directors working for a French production company according to local media outlets, were detained on July 27 and are subject to a judicial investigation, the foreign ministry said.

> Togo has been led since 2005 by Faure Gnassingbé, who succeeded his father after he ruled the West African state for 38 years. Since late 2021, the country's far north has been plagued by incursions from jihadists based over the border in Burkina Faso.

Alright, so, firstly, hello everybody, this is my first post around here, and I hope it's not an undiscreet one :)

For context, I am an avid world-builder, and one of my issues with usual world-building is the near exclusive focus on a few specific european cultures and occasionaly China, while leaving Turtle Island, Africa and Oceania completely left.
As such, I am trying to work on various stories and cultures inspired by the many, many peoples of Africa.

More precisely, I have now come to have made up a tale explaining why people originating from West Africa, Ashanti and others, have come to reach the fantasy world I built. It revolves around the machinations of Ananse, looking to bring people to three "doors" to that other world on the demand of a black snake, that promised him to let him into a library of all knowledge that was, is and will be, in exchange for a hundred men and a hundred women from 10 different kingdoms (I know it's not necessarily historically accurate to have precisely ten kingdom of the cultures I'll mention later at the same time, but it's a tale, and my focus is honestly more on the people than the political situation). Once done, the Snake asks Ananse if he cared who were the people he gave away, and if he at least remembers their name. He gives all of them, but made up all but ten of them, the first people he met in each kingdom.

So here comes my question: Could anyone enlighten me and recommend me old names from the Ashanti, Edo, Mandé, Songhai, Haussa, Yoruba, Igbo, Kanuri, Touareg and Wolof peoples ? (Sorry if these are not the proper names or if they are badly orthographied, I am sadly not as educated as I would like to)

(Also, I know I could have asked Internet or that damned ChatGPT, but I fear internet and it's sources tend to be overall too full of non-african uneducated opinions, so as always, I prefer to ask the people who are directly concerned by the subject)

Hello, I dont know if this is the right sub but I'd like to ask for some african films recommendations!

I already know Ousmane Sembene, which is probably the most famous african director, but what else is out there that I'm missing? Thank you

> McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts who serves as Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to place human rights and civilian protection at the centre of all US engagement with the Central Sahel a region encompassing Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

I was browsing flight options to Kigali for a quick trip, and I’m honestly floored. The cheapest economy ticket I could find for a short, ~2 hour (return)flight was sitting right around $650.

Meanwhile, if you’re traveling around Europe, a flight of the exact same duration—or longer—routinely sets you back somewhere between €50 and €200 on Ryanair, Wizz Air, or EasyJet. You can basically cross three country borders for the price of a decent dinner.

It feels so upside down that intra-Africa travel remains a luxury item for most people living here. Between:

- Absurd airport taxes and landing fees that often double the actual base fare.

- Protectionist bilateral air agreements that stop budget airlines from competing freely on regional routes.

- Insane fuel markup/logistics costs at local hubs.

- The fact that SAATM (Single African Air Transport Market) adoption is moving at a snail's pace.

How are we supposed to build regional tourism, connect markets, or support trade when moving around our own backyard costs more than a transatlantic flight to London or Dubai?

For those who travel regionally often: Are there any actual hacks to bypass these insane prices, or are we just stuck waiting for governments to finally open up the skies and drop the sky-high passenger taxes? What actually needs to change first?

I think our culture needs to explored more like the Greek culture. Let us whole heartedly support a new WOMAN KING movie with Gal Gadot and Ronda Rousey

Niger has signed a $1.9 billion agreement to build a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in Dosso.

The deal involves a build-operate-transfer structure with Zimar Group and High Tech.

The new facility will be one of West Africa's largest refineries, increasing Niger's refining capacity fivefold compared to the existing Zinder refinery.

The project includes additional infrastructure such as pipelines and storage, with the goal of supplying both domestic and regional markets.

> Cameroon won the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time after a commanding 3-0 victory over Malawi in Sunday’s final at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat.

> Marie Ngah scored twice, either side of Naomi Ndjoah Eto’s goal, as the Indomitable Lionesses produced a devastating first-half display to finally end their long wait for continental glory.

Hi! I’m trying to trace the origin of a saying I came across, something along the lines of:

“Those who don’t know their ancestors will wander through life without direction.”

I have a vague memory that it might come from a specific African culture, ethnic group, or language, and that the English version may be a loose translation rather than the original wording.

Does anyone recognize this saying, or know of a similar proverb from an African language/tradition? I’m especially interested in finding the original language, wording, cultural context, and source, if possible.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!