There are 169 eligible feature documentaries competing for the upcoming Oscars, and two of the most acclaimed explore the legacies of colonialism and present-day movements to address them. "Dahomey" ...

“The African experience is global,” said Niyi Coker, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor at UMSL. “This festival allows you to understand the experiences that Africans are having in other countries ...

In 2021, 26 treasures that French colonial troops had pillaged from the African kingdom of Dahomey in 1892 made the long journey home from a museum in Paris to what is now the Republic of Benin. Their ...

A new HBO documentary explores the impact of Wizkid's music — internationally and in his native Nigeria Music Box: Wizkid: Long Live Lagos traces the artist's roots and Nigerian identity, and how his ...

NYFF: "Making films is fighting against all the stereotypes that colonialism has created," Diop told IndieWire of her documentary about the repatriation of Beninese artifacts. Mati Diop cuts a ...

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Algiers November 30, December 1, 2025)We support the establishment of an African Platform for Environmental Justice, tasked ...

Africa is producing some of the world’s most captivating documentaries, a genre that allows filmmakers to tell riveting stories that revisit the past while challenging the inequities of the present.

Africa has made many demands of the world over the decades. Few have carried the moral clarity and political weight of the ...

African nations are intensifying efforts to secure reparations for the colonial-era crimes that caused widespread devastation across the continent and beyond. On Nov. 30, African diplomats and leaders ...