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- South Africa. Ranking 4th in our list of the best African countries to find a loyal wife is South Africa. The country is also regarded as one of the best African countries for dating.
- Morocco. One striking aspect of Moroccan women is their artistic expression. They embellish their faces with tattoos, adorn their hands and feet with henna, and enhance their appearance with saffron-based cosmetics.
- Rwanda. Rwanda ranks 6th in our list of the best African countries to find a loyal wife. Rwandan women have demonstrated extraordinary fortitude and resilience when confronted with hardships.
- Somalia. Ranking 7th in our list of the best African countries to find a loyal wife is Somalia. Somali women are naturally social, friendly, and approachable.
- The Battle of Algiers
- Sambizanga
- Divine Carcass
- N!ai, The Story of A !Kung Woman
- Yaaba
- Gito, L’Ingrat
- Our Daughter
- The Island of Contenda
- Le Silence de La Forêt
- Abouna
Year released: 1966 | Director: Gillo Pontecorvo With no disrespect to the other 53 entries in this list, we start off with the strongest and most powerful film of them all: The Battle of Algiers. One of the greatest films ever made, this blistering thriller features a relentless score by Ennio Morricone and a smirking antagonist on the level of Ha...
Year released: 1973 | Director: Sarah Maldoror One of the few entries on this list that’s directed by a woman, Sarah Maldoror‘s feature-length debut Sambizanga is a blazing piece of political film. This shouldn’t be surprising, given she worked as Gillo Pontecorvo’s assistant on The Battle of Algiers. With Sambizanga, the Russian-educated Maldoror ...
Year released: 1988 | Director: Dominique Loreau Another African movie directed by a woman, Dominique Loreau’s genre-bending debut Divine Carcasstracks the various owners of a used Peugeot car. A blend of fiction and non-fiction, this ambitious movie uses the framing device of the car to anchor its examination of what it means to be human, to be pa...
Year released: 1980 | Director: John Marshall Crossing the border from Angola over to Botswana, this hour-long ethnographic documentary, produced and directed by American John Marshall for PBS, is still the best film produced in Botswana that tells a Botswanan story. The alternative for this list, The Gods Must Be Crazy, whilst still held as a cult...
Year released: 1989 | Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo Directed by the late, great Idrissa Ouedraogo, this simple, beautiful Burkinabe tale is about a young man who befriends an old woman that everyone else insults and ridicules. When the boy’s cousin falls ill, the despised old woman that he calls “Yaaba”, or “grandmother”, endeavors to cure him. Direc...
Year released: 1993 | Director: Léonce Ngabo With very few Burundian movies to choose for this list, Leonce Ngabo’s debut Gito l’ingrat(“Gito the ungrateful”) is also Burundi’s first feature film. This light-hearted comedy-drama centers on a young man who returns home after earning a diploma in France, only to be met with unemployment and get caugh...
Year: 1981 | Director: Daniel Kamwa Another unsuccessful Academy Award submission, Daniel Kamwa’s Cameroonian family comedyOur Daughter features a familiar trope—a member of the younger generation returning from abroad. In Our Daughter, Charlotte comes back from Europe, having picked up the habits of that continent—including an unwillingness to sup...
Year released: 1996 | Director: Leão Lopes The only feature-length narrative movie I could find from Cape Verde that was directed by a Cape Verdean filmmaker, The Island of Contenda is a drama that’s adapted from a novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa. Cape Verde has a more active cinematic culture than some of the other countries on this list; its ...
Year released: 2003 | Director: Bassek Ba Kobhio Making his feature-length directorial debut at the age of 50, Didier Ouenangare directs the first film to come out of the Central African Republic: Le silence de la forêt (“The silence of the forest”). Ironically, the movie initially couldn’t find an audience at home, as the Central African Republic’...
Year released: 2002 | Director: Mahamet-Saleh Haroun Chad is not the most prolific African country in this list, but what films it has produced have been well-received. Directed by respected local filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Abouna(translates to “Our Father”) follows two brothers whose lives are affected when they wake up to find that their fat...
Films set in Africa provide us the opportunity to witness the realities of life in the continent and to learn more about our shared human history. Here are 30 must watch films set in Africa (in English, French, Swahili and Nigerian English).
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Feb 14, 2024 · Discover African Romance: Are You Ready for the Magic? From uproarious Nigerian weddings to supernatural mysteries along the Atlantic coast, these films promise laughter, tears, and love that transcends boundaries.
Jul 22, 2024 · From South Africa’s cultural mosaic to the warm heart of Namibia, I’ve got the inside scoop on where to find your perfect match. Whether you’re drawn to the bustling cities or the tranquil ...
Aug 23, 2024 · Whether they depict harrowing tales of survival or light-hearted adventures, these movies shed light on different aspects of African life, providing valuable insights into the people and places that call this vast continent home.
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