African film’s premier event starts this Saturday 25th February, in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Fasso. The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) was first launched in 1969 and has since evolved into an internationally recognised and respected event. This year will mark the 28th Festival in the series since its inception. The…
Are you a wine lover, especially wines from Alsace in France? If so, a popular international annual wine event may go down a treat. WineParis gives visitors the chance to discover the richness and diversity of French and international wines and spirits. Visitors can once again also experience the dynamic nature of Alsace wines, with…
Photo by Rumman Amin on Unsplash Campaign group ENAR says it welcomes the appointment of Marion Lalisse as the new EU Anti-Muslim hatred Coordinator following the vacancy of the position of over a year and a half. Although it says the EU has one of the strongest legal frameworks on human rights in the world, Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim hatred “continues…
Two out of five Belgians will opt for a less expensive holiday in 2023 due to the current crisis and rising prices, a new survey says. According to the results, most Belgians plan their holidays well in advance and are mainly inspired by the advice of their relatives. The survey found that the main concerns…
Picture the scene: you’re in the middle of the worst health pandemic in living memory and you are about to open a new business. What’s more, that business is a restaurant and, arguably, the sector most impacted by that terrible health crisis is horeca. That was the rather brutal dilemma facing Alexandre Cardoso and Hugues…
Most people may be familiar with the story of Alice in Wonderland, the much-loved novel by Lewis Carroll, popularized by Walt Disney and revisited – among others – by filmmaker Tim Burton. Its many different versions testify to the immense source of inspiration that it has been, and still is, through the ages. Now, a…
Photo by Enrique Ortega Miranda on Unsplash Belgian experts and Spanish archaeologists have made an unusual discovery in southern Egypt: a still undisturbed tomb containing ten mummified crocodiles. Archaeologists from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences were able to study the mummies. “An extraordinary find”, says archeozoologist Bea De Cupere of the RBINS in Brussels. Ancient Egyptians…
Baggy trousers and high heels. Bad haircuts and hairy baddies. Genies and giant birds. Shipwrecks and magic carpets. Lots of tea and even more gin. All this and more, much more awaits in this year’s ECC panto, Sinbad the Sailor. Forget everything you ever knew about the 1001 Nights and Sheherezade the story-teller! This is the definitive…
Photo by Luke Stackpoole on Unsplash A new survey says Brits are falling in love with London again, with the majority preferring to holiday in the city versus other European city breaks. The research, commissioned by London & Partners, which runs Visit London, also says 60% are proud to call London their capital city. The findings coincide with…
It hasn’t had the same publicity but Ukraine has experienced an “invasion” of another sort in recent times. Fortunately, this one has been of a strictly non-violent nature. The “invasion” in question was by the renowned British street artist Banksy who, somehow, managed to get into the war-torn country recently to leave his signature art…
