Tunisia: Tunis City of Culture to Host 7th Edition of Envirofest Tunisia On May 24-29
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis — Fiction and animation filmsrecycling as well as documentaries are on the agenda of the 7th edition of Envirofest Tunisia to which the City of Culture is playing host on May 24-29.
Morocco: Morocco, France Discuss Boosting Cultural Cooperation
[MAP] Paris — Strengthening cultural cooperation between Morocco and France was the focus of a working session held Wednesday in Paris between the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, and his French peer Rachida Dati.
Tunisia: Palestinian Writer Adania Shibli Receives Iron Shield in Kasserine
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis — A ceremony in honour of Palestinian writer Adania Shibli, author of “Minor Detail”, was held on Monday at the Semmama Arts and Crafts Centre in Kasserine.
Tunisia: Tunisia’s El Kef City Is Rich in Heritage – Centuries of Cultural Mixing Give It a Distinct Identity
[The Conversation Africa] El Kef is a city built into the southern face of Jebel Dyr mountain, which is linked to the High Atlas mountains in the north-western region of Tunisia that borders on Algeria. The breeze that sweeps off the mountain and throu…
Tunisia: Sheikh Zayed Book Award – Ahmed Somai and Houssemeddine Chachia Win Prizes
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 4 — Tunisians Ahmed Somai and Houssemeddine Chachia have won prizes at the 18th Sheikh Zayed Book Award, SZBA 2023-2024.
Nigeria: 2024 World Happiness Report – Libya, Not Nigeria, Is Africa’s Happiest Nation
[Premium Times] Nigeria dropped seven spots from its previous ranking.
Tunisia: Oscars 2024 – Four Daughters Is a Tunisian Masterpiece – What Makes the Film Groundbreaking
[The Conversation Africa] Four Daughters is the story of a Tunisian family torn apart by an extremist Islamic group. It’s won several major documentary awards and is nominated for a Best Feature Documentary Oscar. This makes its director Kaouther Ben H…
Egypt: Sun Aligns On Ramses II Statute in ‘Rare Phenomenon’
[Egypt Online] Sun aligned Thursday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22.
Tunisia: Afac Launches Call for Applications for 2nd Cycle of Nacp
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — The call for applications for the second cycle of the North Africa Cultural Programme (NACP) is now open, the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) said on Monday.
Tunisia: Tunisian Poet Moncef Ouhaibi Wins Sharjah Award for Arabic Poetry Criticism
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisian poet and critic Moncef Ouhaibi won the Sharjah Award for Arabic Poetry Criticism in its third edition at the 20th Sharjah Arabic Poetry Festival.