✓ Despite political tensions, religions in Sierra Leone coexist peacefully.
This year, Christian Lent and Muslim Ramadan overlap, and
communities are celebrating side by side in a spirit of harmony. National
statistics show the population is roughly 77% Muslim, 22% Christian, and
2% follow traditional beliefs.
✓ Ethiopian-born filmmaker Haile Gerima was honoured with the Berlinale
Camera at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival for his outstanding
contribution to cinema. His latest work, Black Lions – Roman Wolves, a
nearly nine-hour film exploring Italian colonialism and Ethiopian
resistance, will have its world premiere in this year’s Berlinale Forum.
✓ Did you know Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe was nicknamed “The Prof”?
He believed education was the ultimate weapon for black Africans to
overcome both mental and physical oppression.