AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFilm & TV: BSIFF 2026 is putting local language cinema at the centre of the African film conversation, asking a big question: are Africans watching African films on purpose—and could language be the bridge back to bigger audiences? Industry Spotlight: The 14th Baltic Pitching Forum (Vilnius, Oct 6–9) has unveiled its short-film projects for pitching, with selections from Estonia and Latvia among others. Football (Senegal links): Transfer deadline drama keeps rolling: Liverpool’s £123m Bradley Barcola deal is set, while Senegal winger Ismaïla Sarr remains a key name in the Premier League shuffle—linked with Liverpool as clubs scramble before the window closes. Power & Business (Senegal): ePointZero plans to buy a 90% stake in Azura Power, which runs Senegal’s Tobene plant (116MW), expanding pan-African generation capacity. Sports (Senegal region): Ghana’s Farida Iddriss was elected Secretary-General of Africa Aquatics Zone II in Dakar, and Ghana’s Jada Yankey won six medals at the Zone II Championships in the city. Local Senegal angle: A video led to the arrest of Ibrahima Coly in Ziguinchor for alleged insults and threats targeting APR leader Macky Sall and the army.
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