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Africa: From TikTok and AI to Colonial Abuses, Film Festival Highlights African Vision

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, in central France, is the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 500 films screened during a week-long event. Its African Perspectives section this year tackles themes from social media to colonial archives. Tim Redford, in charge of the festival’s international competition and the African Perspectives…

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Southern Africa: Grave Rights Abuses, Impunity Persist

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

Johannesburg — Regional Bodies Should Press Governments to Respect Rights, Promote Accountability Southern African countries committed serious human rights violations throughout 2025, creating vicious cycles of abuse and impunity, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. Security forces in Angola, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe used excessive and at times lethal force, and…