Tag: Africa

Wakaliwood! DIY Commando Cinema From Uganda Invades Canada, Spain and USA!

Read at Shocktillyoudrop.com.

New wave of African sci-fi will inspire innovation

LINK: Science fiction allows people to see how science and society interact

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John Boyega Is Awakening ‘Star Wars’ Fans In Nigeria

Read all about it at NPR.org.

JohnBoyegaJohn Boyega speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
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‘Star Wars’ Legacy: How George Lucas Discovered Tatooine And Helped Tunisia Win The Nobel Peace Prize

Read at Deadline.com.

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram Insurgency Forces One Million Children Out Of School – UNICEF

Read at UNICEF’s website.

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The Best Moments In African Sci-Fi 2015

LINK: Afrofuturism Across the Arts

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Wall of Trees Being Planted Across Africa to Halt Desert Spreading

LINK: The 15-kilometer wide wall will stretch from Senegal to Djibouti

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Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean

Read at Livescience.com.

The AGU publishes  Geophysical Research Letters, the journal that reported the future of an ocean in Ethiopia.

The AGU publishes Geophysical Research Letters, the journal that reported the future of an ocean in Ethiopia.

Nnedi Okorafor Story Green-lit for Feature Film/TV Development

LINK: “The Camel Racer” One of Eight African Stories In the Scopes of Triggerfish Story Lab

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How About An African ‘Game of Thrones’?

LINK: Author Marlon James says: YES

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