Reviews are in for the Woman King, Hollywood’s take on the famed women warriors of Benin. Tafi Makha worries in Al Jazeera that the film whitewashes Dahomey’s role in the slave trade. In NPR, Oyeronke Oyebanji reflects on its feminist messaging.

Spotify has set up a $100,000 fund to invest in African podcasting. The fund is being managed by Kenyan-based company Africa Podfest and currently has 13 beneficiaries spread across Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

Africa is a Country’s new series, Religion and Democracy in Africa explores the influence and connections between religion and politics on the continent. The latest story examines the often-overlooked religious dimensions of Garveyism in Africa.

https://africasacountry.com/2022/10/a-new-zion

• Riek Machar, vice-president of South Sudan, has been ousted from the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). First appointed Vice-President in 2011, Machar founded an armed opposition faction called the SPLM in Opposition (SPLM-IO) and fought for control of the government during South Sudan’s Civil War. https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/26/south-sudan-vp-riek-machars-ouster-from-ruling-party-steers-reactions/
• Malawi’s President Chakwera fires the country’s agricultural minister over alleged fraud. https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20221026-malawi-s-president-chakwera-fires-agriculture-minister-and-deputy-in-crackdown-on-fraud
• The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called off its second longest strike in history, after being ordered to do so by the court. https://www.zikoko.com/citizen/asuu-strike-has-ended-and-these-are-the-winners-and-losers/

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