Mati Diop has cinema in her blood. The 42-year-old Senegalese-French actress launched her feature film directing career in ...

Largest audience award in the world, Lux Audience Award returns for 2025 with Oscar-winning 'Flow' and Ukraine war doc ...

New African Film Festival in Washington, D.C. will feature 29 films from 19 African nations. The festival will spotlight narratives from various genres, such as historical dramas, coming-of-age ...

“Dahomey” by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benin) Diop became the first-ever Black filmmaker to win the Berlinale Golden Bear in 2024 with her follow-up to 2019’s highly acclaimed “Atlantics.

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, ...

The Oyo Empire, in what is now southern Benin and western Nigeria ... and Central Africa among militarised states such as the Dahomey and the Asante, which also thrived on slave trade and ...