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In Rwanda, opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has been arrested once again. A rare and outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, she was taken into custody yesterday – just after appearing in a case involving nine people accused of distributing a book by Serbian author Popovic, 'How to Topple a Dictator', which outlines peaceful resistance to authoritarian rule. Ingabire's lawyers say this is a politically motivated move to silence dissent.
Cameroon has been without cinema halls for years now. To bridge this gap and make African cinema available to all, the Cinémathèque Afrique deployed a caravan to screen a selection of iconic works from its about 1,500 catalogue. The project, which relies on the mobile digital cinema, aims to showcase African films in regions where movie theatres do not exist, mainly in villages and disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
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