Burkina Faso: itinerant cinema tour ends

Today ends in Burkina Faso the “itinerant cinema tour” for the sensibilation of the people on Aids. The tour started last 7 February and throughout the days many activities took place in Burkina Faso: radio programs, movie shows and documentaries and more. More information on cinomade.org   Source: africultures.com

Lampedusa: Italian evangelicals write open letter

The Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy, Fcei, sent an open letter to the president of the republic, Napolitano, and to all major authorities of Italy. The evangelicals with other organisations are protesting against the choice of the government to let all immigrants arriving in Italy to stay on the island, regardless of their legal […]

China's march in Africa doesn't stop

Even though the chinese are being hit by the global economic downturn, they are still keeping on investing in Africa. Budapest Business Journal online reports. Chinese businessmen are taking a long-term view and pursuing strategic expansion in Africa even though China’s multiplying investments on the continent have lost some luster in the global downturn.

Tunisia: this is the fine art of Faouzi Maaouia

We receive and we publish this review of the Tunisian artist Faouzi Maaouia. Faouzi Maaouia is a remarkable painter and poet, who expresses his world through the symbolism of his canvases. Most of his paintings are accompanied by a poignant poem, whilst the canvases themselves are very strong – painted in vibrant colours; rich, warm […]

Leaving Africa is not easy

In a time when all Italians, and maybe Europeans too, seems to be enraged against all immigrant, we found on Flickr a photo that explains what does it mean to leave for west Africa. Here you can read the story of Solomon Audu.

Morocco: photo exhibition about Saint Exupéry

It will last until the 13th of March the photo exhibition about Saint Exupéry. The event will take place in the French Institut of Casablanca and it started last 13th of February. For more informations: French embassy in Morocco

"Africa's plan" for "shared development"

A plan to develop business relations with the Continent. It’s called the Africa Plan of the Italian ministry of Economic Development which will be inaugurated on 26 and 27 February with a visit of Undersecretary Adolfo Urso in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Angola.

Foreign companies in Italy are growing

The leaders in foreign business ownership in Italy are Moroccans, with a registered business every 13 residents. The last ones are from Philippines. Foreign firms are growing in Italy, with over 165 thousand immigrant entrepreneurs, as revealed by the report made by Ethnoland Foundation in partnership with the editors of the statistical Dossier Caritas / […]

Kenya: mobile phone text messages help democracy

Mobile phones text messages in Kenya are quite a good tool for the country’s democracy, one of the strongest in Africa. The Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation reports on its website, recalling “a global press freedom group”. As reported on the Daily Nation website, “the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) highlights the Kenyan media’s […]

Tanzania: it’s time for Sauti za Busara festival

One of the most “friendly” music festival in Zanzibar has started yesterday. It is called “Saut busara za” and it will last in the famous East African island until February 17. The Saut za busara music festival is an appointment defined by many as one of the most interesting festivals and events across the entire […]