There is hardly any doubt in viewers’ minds that The Constant Gardener is a good movie. And a very depressing one, for that matter. If it were simply a movie about Africa, where unfortunate events happen often without a logic or context that we, as Westerners are familiar with, it would have been just another epic tragedy translated in a visual account of Africa.

Sidede Onyulo (1955 – 2008) was an internationally acclaimed Kenyan actor, most famous for his role as Owour in Oscar winning movie Nowhere in Africa or his performance as Ignosi in the 2004 adaptation of King Solomon’s Mines.

When civil war breaks out in Nigeria, the president is assassinated and the government is taken over by various Muslim rebel factions, Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are sent to rescue a Doctors Without Borders volunteer (played by Monica Bellucci) who is an American by marriage.

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Easterly attacks Sacks again. And again he, Easterly, is right! Geography Lessons: Correcting Sachs on African Economic Development My friend Grant, keeps us up to date with This Week in the Great Lakes. Via Africanloft.com I find that the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine entered its final phase of pre-approval testing. Since I’ve had malaria [...]

“Without the King ” is one of the few documentaries that are deeply sensitive to current African realities. It is beautifully shot, well-organized and articulate. It allows for any type of interpretation and it successfully attempts to be unbiased and present both sides of the story. Despite its shortcomings it deserves people’s attention.

Treated as an action movie and not put into context, “The Power of One” deserves your attention. It is inspiring, of good quality, with a cohesive storyline and, as mentioned earlier, it has a fabulous soundtrack. The first 45 minutes of the movie that introduces the audience to the much fantasized African wildlife is a delightful pleasure and spoil to the human eye.

Angelique Kidjo is an internationally acclaimed Beninese singer famous for her very diverse musical influences. She has recorded several albums that have been widely apraized in the French speaking world. She sings in English as well.

HRW sucks ass, argues Rwandan journalist Via The Economist I find that old habits die hard. Ministers in the new Zuma cabinet are as open-minded towards corruption as the previous ones. It’s a shame. The New York Times has an article about the dangers pregnant women face in Tanzania, my favorite country in East Africa. [...]

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