The Price of Forgiveness is structured in such a way that it actually seems to be a story told by a West African griot, which gives the movie authenticity, cohesion and an astonishing authority.It also has a beautiful original soundtrack created by my two favorite Senegalese singers Youssou N’Dour and Wasis Diop.

It looks nice, but the mutation is most likely the effect of pollution in the area.

Sarkozy’s Sugar Poppa Days in Africa are Numbered argues my friend Grant White African published his 15 Travel Tips for Africa. Very interesting stuff which I strongly recommend. William Easterly asks himself if the IMF is the new UN. The answer can be found here. 1,500 babies born on any given day in sub-Saharan Africa [...]

The movie introduces the viewers to unexplored aspects of African culture and the city life. There are some broad characteristics that make this movie worth watching: it deals with the social dynamics of an African city (most movies about Africa are focused on African villages); it introduces us to the lives of the African middle class; it features young Western-educated rising elite and brings in the discontents of the African proletariat. Moreover, the movie explores the crisis of masculinity, the conflict between generations and the modern African urban social class that is based on individualism and self sustainability.

Dreams of dust (Europe) aka Buried Dreams (North America) aka Reves de Poussiere (Original title in French) Dreams of Dust stars Senegalese actor Makena Diop in the role of the enigmatic Nigerien farmer Moctar (from Niger, not Nigeria) who comes to neighboring Burkina Faso to leave his past behind and try to make a living [...]

Yesterday is the first isiZulu feature film, and the first South African film to receive an Oscar nomination. It was made with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, M-Net and the National Film And Video Foundation.

The African Diaspora Film Festival has the focus of presenting on the big screen films pertaining to the human experience of people from Africa and those in the Diaspora. Documentaries and fiction films form part of the program. Four documentaries and two fiction films fall under History studies. These are Youssou N’Dour: Return to Gorée, Black & White, Jacques Roumain: Passion for a Country, Rhythmic Uprising, Family Motel and Glorious Exit.

Amandla: a revolution in four part harmony is a powerful and emotional documentary about the role music played in resisting and eventually overthrowing apartheid in South Africa.
“If you can’t beat these people physically with weapons, you can scare the shit out of them with songs” Hugh Masekela

In times when movies about Africa focus on either war, violence, AIDS, or poverty, a delightful comedy such as Quartier Mozart is both unexpected and sublime. If you have the chance, watch this great movie. It is one of the savviest African comedies of the 1990s.

Obama speaks at the University of Cairo. Here you can watch his entire speech.