Category: Entertainment
Tourism Minister calls for promoting local tourism
Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Mohamed Moez Belhassine called on professionals from the sector to encourage Tunisian tourists to spend their holidays in local tourist units while taking into consideration the quality-price ratio.According to the Tou…
Sousse reports 34.7% increase in number of tourists in H1of 2023
The number of tourists visiting the governorate of Sousse in the first half of 2023 was up 34.7% compared to the previous year, with 414,194 tourists compared to 307,468 tourists during the same period in 2022.Likewise, the number of overnight stays i…
World Swahili Language Day Celebrations Ended With Fanfare
Celebrations to mark World Swahili Language Day that kicked off in Mombasa on July 7-9 concluded successfully at the weekend amid much fanfare.The ambitious second Swahili festival ran under the auspices of ‘Swahili for Peace, Cohesion and Integration…
Mohamed Challouf receives Vittorio Boarini Award
Tunisian cinema made its mark in Italy at the Il Cinema Ritrovato 2023 festival in Bologna by winning the Vittorio Boarini Award, founded by the Bologna Cinematheque and awarded to filmaker and producer Mohamed Challouf, and by the publication of a ne…
Franco-Tunisian researcher Hajer Ben Boubaker wins UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
Franco-Tunisian researcher and sound director Hajer Ben Boubaker is the winner of the 19th UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, also awarded to Lebanese actor and director Kassem Istanbouli.A ceremony was held on June 26 at UNESCO headquarters in Pa…
Kenya Film Corporation To Establish A Talent Hub In Nyandarua
Kenya Film Corporation will establish a hub in Nyandarua County to enable youths from the area to exploit their talents in film creativity.KFC Chief Executive Officer Timothy Owase has urged the County government to collaborate with the Corporation to…
From Ruins To State-Of-The-Art School
In April 18, 2020, at the height of the covid 19 outbreak, the Kerio Valley witnessed another disaster. A major mudslide occurred in Kaben area in Marakwet East sub county which left three people dead, scores injured while 24 others were unaccounted f…
PS Launches Digitization Of Culture
State department for Culture and Heritage Principal Secretary Ummi Bashir has launched the indigenous knowledge documentation and digitization agenda in Tharaka Nithi County to promote and preserve culture.The county stands among the fifth in the firs…
World Music Day: Cameroon upcoming artists decry increasing challenges in music industry
While Cameroon on Wednesday joined the international community to commemorate World Music Day celebrated every year on June 21, upcoming artists in the music industry have complained bitterly about the everyday challenges they face.This day is always c…
Esu community tells Menchum SDO he won’t impose Fon on them
The Esu Cultural and Development Association caretaker committee organized a press conference in Douala on Saturday, June 17, in reaction to a communique alleged to be from the Menchum SDO, calling for applications from persons wishing to occupy the th…