Jean-Christophe Servant

Journaliste honoraire Commis boulanger Four à bois et amapiano Promo 84 @IJBAOfficiel. Désormais retraité sur
@lowcausse34.bsky.social

[Muhammadu BELLO @Pastoralist1]

More and more people in Europe and Asia are raising pet ants, but this fascination is leading to an underground global trafficking of wild ants 🐜 🐜 from Africa and South America
https://t.co/rlkvLCgAnp

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

OPINION:One of the most ironic observations about the 1980s through the early 1990s is that while printing and publishing technology meant only a few books could roll off the press, that was the time when the popular East African novel thrived.
https://t.co/SJpiJmO3hL

[RFI Afrique @RFIAfrique]

Le Liberia désigné par les États-Unis comme l'un des 20 centres africains de traitement des visas américains https://t.co/FskGLhap86

[The Guardian Nigeria @GuardianNigeria]

These are the headlines in today’s edition of The Guardian.

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1. Despite billions spent, lagos’ ‘low-cost’ housing excludes 70% of residents.
https://t.co/TTSjd9LGrF

2. Why I prefer Tinubu to other political leaders — Wike https://t.co/2PuiLyb5Qz

3. 2027: SSDC warns businesses against cyber, election-related risks https://t.co/qUVV5Bj14R

4. Abductions: Makinde restricts nighttime ‘Okada’ operations in Oyo https://t.co/JZOvipcYTK

5. Govt, Allen Onyema to immortalise Stephen Keshi
https://t.co/cCdXOruQS3

Follow @GuardianNigeria for more updates

#BreakingNews #Nigeria #Nigerians

[The Republic @republicjournal]

Before Zamrock had a name, Paul Ngozi was creating its sound.

Born in 1949, Paul Dobson Nyirongo transformed Zambia’s musical landscape by blending traditional Kalindula rhythms with the raw energy of rock and roll.

[ACLED @ACLEDINFO]

Islamic State #Mozambique hijacked at least 12 boats off Macomia & Mocímboa da Praia in May. Meanwhile, FADM has restricted civilian marine traffic, but recent ISM activity exposes its limited capacity to patrol the exclusion zone. Explore: https://t.co/lF6noKNPlj

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Senegal's finances have been in crisis since the 2024 discovery of billions of dollars in debt hidden by the previous administration. Following is a timeline of how the West African country's debt woes unfolded and efforts to address them: https://t.co/KrRc8PbzUi

[African Film Press @africafilmpress]

CANAL+ added Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah” among its current African story projects in development, after an earlier HBO Max adaptation fell apart in 2020.

“Americanah's" screen adaptation has been in public development for more than a decade. In 2014, Lupita Nyong’o was attached to star and produce a film adaptation of the novel. The project later moved to television. In 2019, HBO Max ordered a 10-episode limited series, with Nyong’o still attached and Danai Gurira on board as writer and showrunner.

That version did not go ahead. In 2020, the series was dropped after pandemic-era production delays created scheduling conflicts and Nyong’o exited the project.

CANAL+ has not said whether its “Americanah” is connected to the earlier version or an entirely new adaptation. Format, cast, writer, director, production partners, production timetable, and release plan will be announced at a later date.

Adichie’s novel, published in 2013, follows Ifemelu and Obinze, two Nigerians whose lives move between Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom, telling a story of migration, race, class, separation, and return.

“Americanah” appears in CANAL+ Group’s 2025 full-year results and strategic update as part of its “Creating African Stories With Global Resonance” banner. The same development slate includes the Women Warriors of Dahomey project “Agoodjie,” “The Heist of Benin” (Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo attached), and a musical tied to Paul Simon’s “Graceland” album, "The Road Home."

#Americanah
#CANALPlus
#AfricanStories
#ScreenAdaptation

[Jean-Christophe Servant @lowcausse]

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[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

A.I. writing has its share of telltale signs: copious em dashes, tortured similes and metaphors, and conspicuous verbs. Yet more advanced models are falling into a new trap: emptiness. Even when asked to mimic the styles of great writers, Claude prefers to generate passages in which characters idly touch furniture in empty hallways and nothing at all seems to happen. Can A.I. produce writing we actually want to read? It’s not looking likely, Jay Caspian Kang writes. Read about his hope for the future of writing: https://t.co/oZf4qxUnRv

[L'Humanité @humanite_fr]

Contre la « tiktokisation » des savoirs, les éditeurs scolaires défendent le retour des manuels en Île-de-France face au 100 % numérique porté par Valérie Pécresse

➡️ https://t.co/uQO1aTI784

[Black Things UK @Blackthingsuk]

The CEO and founder of the MOBO Awards, Kanya King, has died at the age of 57 following a battle with cancer.

Kanya founded the MOBO Awards in 1996 at the age of 27 after recognising that mainstream UK music awards often overlooked Black music genres and artists.

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

" Efforts to exclude Islamists entirely may prove difficult to enforce. Yet attempts to restore them to the centre of power could deepen mistrust and internal divisions. This could further fragment Sudan’s political and military landscape." https://t.co/FejsNKaLdP

[Progressive International @ProgIntl]

"Anti-colonial leaders such as Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser, Indonesia’s Sukarno, and Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah were a frequent focus of British propaganda operations." Available in EN, IT, HI and RU. https://t.co/lzOsGpUtAR

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

In the first few weeks of the war in Gaza, the use of captured Palestinians to clear areas of improvised explosive devices was seen as an obvious solution to a lack of sniffer dogs, a former Israeli soldier told 1843 https://t.co/glqJ3mcLr7

[CGTN Africa @cgtnafrica]

The body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu remains unburied in South Africa, exactly 12 months after his death. His family and the Zambian government are embroiled in a protracted legal dispute over where he should be laid to rest. The government insists that Lungu deserves a state funeral and burial in #Zambia, while his family wants him buried in #SouthAfrica.

Here is a timeline of key events since Lungu’s death on June 5, 2025.

[Bloomberg @business]

The Palestinian flag was lowered from Slovenia's main government building less than an hour after Janez Jansa was sworn in as prime minister for the fourth time, signaling a major shift in foreign policy https://t.co/I2n0B1JfBb

[The Guardian Nigeria @GuardianNigeria]

These are the headlines in today’s edition of The Guardian.

Get The Guardian on the newsstands for the latest in world news, sports, and in-depth analysis. ⁣

1. World Environment Day: How abuses, poor regulations fuel health crisis, economic losses https://t.co/REgag2vhLG

2. Anxiety grows over insecurity as FG ramps up rescue operations https://t.co/33pS3B6Cou

3. Report estimates 50% of Africans lack confidence in court system https://t.co/wUir3TZeHx

4. Aiyedatiwa reveals plot to attack, bomb Ondo Government House https://t.co/N1JgzQkaTk

5. Expect better outing against Portugal, Ndidi tells Nigerians https://t.co/jEM9mSWngM

Visit https://t.co/EiKkmggTy3 for more.

#BreakingNews #Nigeria #Nigerians

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Rights groups file complaint against Equatorial Guinea over Trump deportations https://t.co/i8z65OSfCQ