Boko haram
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Mothers of Chibok
TRAUMA: Nigerian mothers confront rape, loss, and systemic silence with dignity and defiance in an elegy for a wounded nation.
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Encounters 2025 Documentary Festival announces provocative lineup for a world in crisis
The 27th edition of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival returns from 19 to 29 June 2025, promising a programme of over 40 films from across the globe that grapple with some of the most urgent social, political, and environmental issues of our time. This year’s festival arrives with the assertion that «the world…
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The colour of the sky
CAMEROON: A group of children carve out their own worlds amid the dangers of armed conflict.
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Muslim elites, exercise of power, and terror
AFRICA: What can a book say about Boko Haram or the porous border between present-day Cameroon and present-day Chad? Or about the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kanem-Bornu?
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Italy’s fifth mafia
MAFIA: The Nigerian mafia smuggles both people and drugs, while threats, violence and voodoo rituals are used to force girls into prostitution.
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A nuanced take on Boko Haram
During the past three years, Hilary Matfess has interviewed a number of women who have been freed from Boko Haram captivity in northern Nigeria. She challenges the reader to take a more nuanced view of the group.
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Nuanced about Boko Haram
AFRICA: Over the past three years, Hilary Matfess has interviewed a number of women who have been liberated from Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. She challenges the reader to refine their perception of the group.