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Caribbean: French Literary Prizes

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 06/11/2009

This week, two of the most prestigious French literary prizes were awarded to two French-speaking authors of African descent: The French-speaking Caribbean blogosphere has been buzzing over this double satisfaction, in this post from Haiti, this one from Guadeloupe and this one from Martinique [Fr].

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West Africa : Victims of Floods Call for Help

Posted by Suzanne Lehn on 26/09/2009

Last weeks' torrential rains triggered disastrous floodings (Fr), killing 159 people and affecting over 600,000 in a dozen Western Africa countries, unprepared to face seasonal rains growing heavier and heavier. (See map). Afropages (Fr) describes the situation in Conakry, Guinea's capital.

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Senegal: The evolution of Senegalese women in film

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 06/07/2009

AFWMNCIN discusses the evolution of Senegalese women in the film industry: “Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Safi Faye was the lone woman filmmaker in Senegal. New faces were visible in the 1990s with the emergence of Adrienne Diop, Mariam Kane Selly, Rokhaya Diop, Aissaou Laba Touré and Kady S ...

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Union africaine : LUA doit insister pour que le Sénégal juge Habré

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 29/06/2009

(Syrte, Libye) - Trois ans après limmense espoir suscité par la décision de lUnion africaine de confier au Sénégal le jugement de Hissène Habré « au nom de lAfrique », les victimes de lancien président tchadien et les organisations de défense des droits de lHomme qui les soutiennent expr ...

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France, Americas, Africa: The “Y'a Bon” Awards

Posted by Fabienne Flessel on 30/03/2009

On March 17th 2009, a group called les Indivisibles [Fr] launched the Y'a Bon Awards, a dubious honour bestowed upon politicians, journalists, or any public officials who have contributed to the spreading of racism in France. The Awards have sprung from reactions to a century-long advertising ca ...

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