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Mar

2024

Idris Elba plans to build an eco-friendly ‘smart city’ on a remote island off the coast of Sierra Leone

BRITISH actor Idris Elba has revealed plans to develop Sherbro Island, a remote island off the coast of Sierra Leone, into an eco-friendly 'smart city'. The initiative aims to create an 'afro-dynamic eco-city' that prioritizes sustainability, community, and economic growth were reported by the British tabloid Daily Mail in an exclusive report. According to the Mail, Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP), the development team behind the project, is committed to preserving the island's delicate ecosystem, which spans 230 square miles and includes mangrove forests and sea turtle nesting sites. With a population of approximately 40,000 people, most of whom are engaged…

Feb

2023

By The African Mirror

Lights, camera, action: Idris Elba boost to Swahili film industry

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

DAR ES SALAAM (BIRD STORY AGENCY) - British actor Idris Elba plans to open a major film studio in Tanzania after holding initial talks with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Tanzanian's Director of Presidential Communications, Zuhura Yunus, recently made this announcement during a media briefing session on the outcome of President Hassan's trip to the 53rd World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "The president met with Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina, and they are keen to invest in a film studio in Tanzania," said Yunus. "Discussions on the project have just begun, and if successful, the project will help not…

Jan

2023

By The African Mirror

Davos 2023: Idris Elba calls for investment to help world’s poor

NEWS

KATHRYN LURIE ACTOR Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba called for business and political leaders to provide more support to the world's poorest countries in the form of investment rather than aid. At the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, the Elbas were both honoured for their work on environmental conservation, food security and climate change. The couple, who are Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development, appealed to participants at the annual summit for fast financial support for people hit by food…

Mar

2021

By The African Mirror

Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell stand up for Ghana LGBT+ community

LGBT+

HUGO GREENHALGH ACTOR Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell have joined 65 other British celebrities, designers and politicians in calling for Ghana's president to engage with the country's LGBT+ community in an open letter published on social media. A public outcry last week forced the country's first LGBT+ community centre to temporarily close to protect its staff and visitors, just three weeks after it had opened. Church groups, politicians and anti-gay rights organisations have called on the government to shut the centre, run by local charity LGBT+ Rights Ghana, and arrest and prosecute those involved. "We see you and we…