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PRODUCTION OF STANDARD FILMS IN AFRICA : Nigeria , China to partner on improved capacity building, others

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3 years ago

July 24, 2022

Nigeria and China have concluded plan to partner to improve the standard of films produced in Africa by improved capacity building and provision of high-resolution technology equipments .

Ambassador Chimezie Okeoma Ogu, Counsul General of Nigeria in Shanghai made this assertion while delivering his speech at the opening ceremony of the African Film Festival in Jiangsu.

He stated that both countries have mapped out ways to strengthen the movie industries as a collaborative efforts to promote the cultural exchanges between China and Africa. He canvassed that his host government should use Nigeria as a pilot scheme in this novel Belt Road Initiative project in Africa.

According to the Envoy, Nigeria has a ready infrastructures like film villages, seasoned and talented actors and more importantly the market to benefit both sides in this new cooperation between China and Africa.

Speaking on the industry’s contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Products, Ambassador Ogu stated that the New African Cinema has made the Nigerian film industry the third-largest film sector globally, surpassing that of the USA.

He applauded the two movies “Inale” and “Half of a Yellow Sun, for earning a nomination at the African Film Festival by protraying the great culture and heritage of the African people as well as depicting the struggles of Africa as a continent.

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EU Cautiously optimistic on Syria engagement – Official

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1 week ago

January 28, 2025

The Gleamer

Irish foreign minister Simon Harris said on Monday that the European Union (EU) “is cautiously optimistic on Syria engagement” but called for more deeper engagement to strengthen relations with the country.

Harris said this at a news conference held at the EU Headquarters in Brussels, the Belgian capital.
“It’s early days, but I think there are signs of optimism. But it is important that we continue to engage.

“I don’t think it would be a good scenario if any other geopolitical actors and forces engage with Syria and for the European Union not to be in a position to intensively engage with them,“ he said.

In her remarks, Ms. Kaja Kallas, the Vice-President of the EU described Syria’s future as fragile but said that the bloc needed to take the right steps.
“But of course, we need to see the right steps as well. Right now, they’re saying all the right words, and they are doing also the right things.

“Therefore, we have this set step-for-step approach, and if they take the steps, then we are willing to take the steps as well,’’ she said.

On the war in Gaza, Harris said President Donald Trump and his team are very much a party to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas after the intensive work that was put in.

He conceded that the Trump administration put in a lot of effort to arrive at a ceasefire agreement in the days before his assumption of office for a return to the White House.

“I think that was important and there is no doubt that the intensive work invested by the Trump administration played a very significant role in helping to bring about a ceasefire – a ceasefire that has now seen a cessation of hostilities, the killing, and the bombings.

“Also, that has seen the flow and has seen hostages being released. It’s really important that the ceasefire is in place.

“It is also important, though, to acknowledge in that ceasefire agreement itself, it does talk about people being able to return, and therefore, I think it’s important that we’re consistent in the approach that we take.

“The priority, I think, needs to be on implementing to the letter, the ceasefire agreement.”

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