Africa Day 2021: Celebrating movie industry’s growth
Published 25 May 2021
Africa Day is an official day set aside by the African Union to mark African Unity. The day, which falls on May 25 annually, is an opportunity to appreciate and celebrate the continent’s diverse history and heritage while acknowledging its cultural and economic potential.
As the theme of this year’s celebration is “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want
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Nollywood
Nigeria’s movie industry is popularly known as Nollywood, and according to the 2021 Statista report, the industry represents the most valuable indigenous cinematography production in the West African region.
Crime and Justice series starring Sarah Hassan and Alfred Munyua is now on Showmax
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Crime and Justice, the original Police procedural and legal drama series is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Monday. The series is both Kenya’s first Showmax Original and Showmax’s first co-production with global broadcaster CANAL+.
Set in Nairobi, Crime and Justice stars Sarah Hassan (
Plan B, Just In Time) and Alfred Munyua (
Poacher, The First Grader) as
Makena and
Silas, the Nairobi Metropol Police detectives at the heart of the show.
The eight-part series follows one ripped-from-the-headlines case per episode, all the way through to the courtroom verdict. In the first episode, Silas and Makena investigate the gruesome murder of
Radio presenter and actor Maqbul Mohammed. PHOTO | COURTESY
A new gritty police procedural and legal show set in Nairobi is set to premiere later in the month.
‘Crime & Justice’ will premiere on February 22.
The show will feature a heavy-weight cast with Sarah Hassan (Plan B, How to Find a Husband) and Alfred Munyua (Poacher, The First Grader, Sense8) starring as Makena and Silas curtesy of Showmax and CANAL+ who are behind the production.
The gritty police procedural and legal show will have Makena and Silas play two detectives who follow and investigate one ripped-from-the-headlines case per episode, all the way through to the courtroom verdict.
The award-winning winning actor Sarah Hassan is expected to star as a detective in an upcoming crime drama dubbed 'Crime and Justice'.
A gritty police procedural and legal show, 'Crime and Justice' is set in Nairobi, starring Ms Hassan and seasoned Kenyan actor Alfred Munyua. They play the roles
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