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Celebrating arts, language & Music in African themed Jamboree

By Kiven Emmanuel on special assignment. More than 150 members of the Afro-Caribbean community on Saturday December 17th 2016 celebrated the “African Cultural Renaissance Jamboree “ at Crawford House, situated in Toxteth, the heartbeat of the Afro-Caribbean community in Liverpool. Organised by Citizen Outreach Coalition, (COC) a Pan African charity and funded by Big Lottery […]

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“Stand Up and Speak African” Film Premiere December 17 in Liverpool.

. By Kiven Emmanuel. A short film on the necessity to encourage African parents resident in the UK and the diaspora speak their mother tongue will premiere on Saturday December 17 2016 as part of festivities organised by Liverpool based Charity Citizen Outreach Coalition.(COC) The 15 minute documentary will examine some of the reasons African

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Up-close and Personal with ‘bold colourful’ painter Shiri Achu

A trained architect, Cameroonian born Shiri Achu has been painting for more than 20 years now. She has exhibited her work across the globe from Australia, through London to Washington DC. She says her arts“…comes from everyday, unsurprising yet unexpectedly vivid moments, times, places and objects. She seeks to capture the spirit of her subjects

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African arts, colour and dance at Slavery Remembrance day 2016.

By Vitalis Tanteh The occasion might have been solemn; the commemoration of more than 300 years of slavery and the slave trade but it was another opportunity to display the rich colour, prints, arts and dance from Africa. The commemoration was organized by the Liverpool International Slavery Museum on Tuesday August 23 2016 and was

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Cameroon. Reviving dying local Languages and Pidgin English

UNESCO’s Atlas of the world’s languages in Danger lists 576 critically endangered languages with thousands more categorized as threatened. Languages usually reach a point of crisis after being displaced by a socially, politically and economically dominant one. Linguists describe this as a language shift. The lose of languages affects cultural diversity s most local customs and traditions are

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Health. Alain Nteff. “Gifted dad” with a pregnant Vision

Alain Nteff. Profile He is still a fresh faced 24 year old, is now a multiple award winner and has met the queen of England. For someone who is not yet married, has no child and smilingly told me he has no plans to do so soon, being called a “gifted dad” is recognition enough

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Liverpool Youths learn Photo/Editing tricks

By Kiven Emmanuel More than two dozen youths around Edge Hill in Liverpool on Friday July 22 2016 learnt the basic tricks of producing stunning photos and some video editing skills. They were the latest Merseyside youngsters to benefit from a Life Skills’ training programme organized by Liverpool based Charity Citizen Outreach Coalition. The Big

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London film premiere of “Woman”. What next for Cameroon film industry?

There are hopes the sleepy Cameroon film industry is on the road to revival after the red carpet Launch of the film “Woman”, written and produced by Cameroon film maker Goretti Etchu-Egbe. The Odeon Cinema in Greenwich, London, hosted the event last Friday March 4 2016. It was the first time a Cameroonian film was

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Goretti’s Red Carpet London film Launch. The Big Interview

The Odeon cinema in Greenwich, East London will on Friday March 4th 2016, host the red carpet Premiere of “Woman”, a contemporary Cameroonian film about love and relationships. The film examines the intricacies of Love and how it impacts on the daily lives of three different women. How the women manage their various experiences and

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Red Carpet Launch of film “Woman” in London on March 4 2016

London based Cameroonian film maker Goretti Etchu-Egbe will on Friday March 4th 2016 at the Odean Cinema In Greenwich launch her much anticipated film titled simply “Woman”. The events on the night will kick off at 9 pm with the traditional red carpet arrivals and photo shoots with stars of the film. At 10pm there

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