Author: Ewang Johnson
“They weren’t buddies,” author El-Hai tells the BBC. “But they formed a connection, and Kelley recognised that they shared certain personality traits.” As well as acknowledging Göring’s charm and intelligence, the doctor noted his drive, his defiance, his enormous ego, and his intense loyalty to family and country.AlamyThe book inspired the upcoming film Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe as Göring (Credit: Alamy)The doctor’s own ambition was to identify among the Nazis a shared psychosis or particular derangement, because only that, he believed, could account for their monstrous acts. Yet after intense study, Kelley conceded the men were fundamentally opportunists who had…
TUNIS, Tunisia, 23rd October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Open Startup (OST) announces the launch of GROW 3.0, the third cohort of its flagship Investment Readiness Program designed to empower advanced African startups to scale their businesses and secure funding.Now in its third cohort, GROW reflects continuous learning and iteration. With each edition, OST has refined its model to deliver a more hands-on, tailored, and practical investment-readiness experience that directly addresses founders’ go-to-market, fundraising, and growth challenges.GROW 3.0 continues to build a stronger pipeline of investor-ready African startups, providing them with the tools, mentorship, and global connections needed to scale confidently and secure…
His latest exhibition, Dedicated to the One I Love, reflects what Jeffrey Gibson describes as a journey much like a loving relationship — marked by ups and downs, moments of great joy, and times of difficulty. As the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale, Gibson talks about bringing Native American practices and performances to his pedestals at the U.S. Pavilion, and about how the ideas of French philosophers Simone de Beauvoir and Jacques Derrida have found their way into his installations. We discuss the artistic and social realities of living under a Trump presidency,…
In Ingres’s La Grande Odalisque, 1814, a lounging woman’s absurdly elongated lumbar was lampooned by critics for its anatomical illogic. So severely has the artist taffy tugged his subject’s backbone, medical scholars have since estimated that she has been given at least five additional vertebrae – a malformation that would, in reality, result in profound physical paralysis. Rather than enhancing sexuality, these interventions mistune their subjects’ bodies. In Man Ray’s photograph, the positioning of the f-holes conceptually impair Kiki’s capacity for sound. They silence her.’Teasing emblem of love and control’ Nor does it stop there. These blemishes are also marks of…
Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF), in a co-production with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and supported by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, have produced ‘Wild Hope: Rhino Ops’, a gripping film showcasing the park’s largest rhino horn programme to date.NEWF celebrates the recent premier of the film, on Wild Hope TV and on PBS Nature’s YouTube Channel, which took place on 6 October 2025. Watch it here. “This film, an African production being featured on a global platform, is a testament to our mission; to offer a platform where African conservationists and filmmakers can create stories that echo across the world,” said Noel…
Oby Ezekwesili has a long history in education. The founder of Transparency International and former minister in Nigeria, including that of education, has spent the last few years focusing on building the next crop of public sector leaders. In early October, a new crop of students graduated from her programme. Abdulkareem Baba-Aminu reports. That sunny Abuja morning at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Center, 262 students from the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) got on the stage to receive certificates, emerging as change agents of sorts in Nigeria’s push for good governance and responsible leadership. The October 4, 2025 graduation,…
In this week’s film show, Manon Kerjean and Dheepthika Laurent look at Nadia Melliti’s performance as an Arab woman struggling with her sexual identity in “La Petite Dernière”, a film for which she won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival. We also look at François Ozon’s daring, bold adaptation of Albert Camus’ masterpiece “L’Étranger” and discuss the technical prowess of “L’Homme qui rétrécit”, a film starring Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin. Finally, we check out Isabelle Huppert’s new film, “La femme la plus riche du monde”, a biopic loosely inspired by L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Source link
That theatrical bravado, somehow transplanted onto the screen, means that as Re-Animator rockets to a bloody climax, it becomes “not just a gore film which delivers splattery mayhem [but] also a wildly effective dark comedy”, says Duffy.According to Combs, however, Gordon genuinely believed he was making a serious film, and the decision to play for laughs was largely down to the individual actors. “Our instincts told us we have to find release points for the audience,” he says. “I didn’t really talk to Stuart about it – neither did Bruce [Abbott] – but it’s something we decided to do. Otherwise,…
MADRID, Spain, 20th October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-As droughts, floods, and water crises intensify across the continent, African ministers and leaders are mobilizing ahead of the 2025 Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM), taking place on October 22–23 in Madrid. This political convergence marks a decisive step in the continent’s collective effort to secure water security and strengthen climate resilience.A continental mobilization in the face of the hydro-climate emergencyOrganized by the Government of Spain, UNICEF, and the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership, the meeting brings together representatives from over 60 countries under the theme “Breaking Silos: Uniting Political Leadership to Integrate Water,…
Africa has entered a decisive era where vision must become tangible and investable reality. Agenda 2063 sets a long-term horizon for prosperity, integration, and resilience, while national development plans increasingly align with the Sustainable Development Goals and the continent’s drive to deepen value chains. The challenge is no longer drafting plans but executing them — converting national ambitions into finance-ready pipelines and projects that generate jobs, build industry, and deliver essential services where people live. The African Development Bank (AfDB) stands at the centre of this shift from rhetoric to results. In May 2025, shareholders elected Dr. Sidi Ould Tah…