Author: Ewang Johnson

It’s a big day at the Cannes Film Festival. Marion Cotillard stars in “Karma”, the new psychological thriller from her former partner Guillaume Canet – their first film together since the couple split, and their ninth collaboration overall. Cotillard plays a woman whose life collapses when her young godson mysteriously disappears. Also on the Croisette is John Travolta presenting his directorial debut “Propeller One-Way Night Coach to Los Angeles”, based on a children’s novel he wrote for his own son. Keywords for this article Source link

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The forest smells different after rain. Standing on the edge of the Tsitsikamma, with ancient yellowwood trees dripping quietly around you and the Indian Ocean crashing somewhere below, you just know why South Africa’s Garden Route has been named one of the world’s best road trips. This is not just a drive, hey. It is a conversation between land, sea, and the traveller willing to slow down long enough to listen.Stretching roughly 300 kilometres along the southern Cape coast, the Garden Route connects a string of landscapes so varied they seem almost impossible to contain within a single journey. Fynbos-covered…

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In his new book, the highly respected academic and writer, Ugandan Mahmood Mamdani, revisits the era dominated by Uganda’s dictator, Idi Amin and looks at his legacy as it plays out today under President Yoweri Museveni. Review, in two parts, by our East Africa correspondent. Part one is available here.  Part 2: The Amin and Museveni regimes When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) headed by Museveni, took over the reins of government on January 26, 1986, the country was in dire financial straits. Museveni’s government swallowed a bitter pill and adopted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) structural adjustment programme and devaluation.…

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I hate change. I always have, ever since I can remember. When I was little, change meant pulling up stakes and moving to a new state every two or three years for my dad’s military career, leaving my home and friends and school behind. When I grew up, change was often equally unwelcome: the deaths of beloved relatives and friends, the loss of jobs, and all the annoying physical and mental symptoms that accompany the advent of middle age. In general, I don’t have a lot of pleasant associations with change.Ellis is a pastor, and with that comes the perpetual…

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again arts24 © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 14/05/2026 – 16:58 12:17 min From the show Reading time 1 min It’s a simple action movie that grew into a billion-dollar global franchise. “The Fast and the Furious” marked its 25th anniversary with a midnight showing at the Cannes Film Festival. Lead actor Vin Diesel was joined…

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But the book has only one specific reference, to “the Reds”, hinting at the Cold War, and that vagueness has made it far more open to various interpretations over the decades. Carver says: “To begin with, people saw it in very clearly religious terms and made Simon, as I think he was meant to be, into a Christ figure.” More recently, she notes, “the environmental angle has come to the fore” – with people referencing, for example, the way the boys set fire to the island – while she also believes that today “it’s hard to ignore the rise of…

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Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2026 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African and Asian First Ladies – apply now at https://apo-opa.co/4eEHRotMerck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with the First Ladies of Africa, announced the winners of the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2025 under the categories “More Than a Mother” and “Diabetes and Hypertension.” The awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of journalists who are raising awareness about critical social and health issues across Africa and beyond.The Awards Ceremony was conducted virtually to honour and celebrate the outstanding contributions…

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Whilst African countries have never imported so many solar panels from China, some are also developing their own production and assembly capabilities. Fifty countries recorded all-time highs in imports of Chinese solar panels in March 2026, whilst 60 others reached their highest levels in six months, according to the latest report from Ember. Exports to Africa rose by 176% compared to February 2026 to reach 10 GW in March 2026, whilst exports to Asia doubled to reach 39 GW – two new all-time highs. In Africa, Nigeria (+519%, +1.2 GW compared to February 2026), Kenya (+207%, +1.4 GW) and Ethiopia…

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