Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), April 29, 2014 (SPS) - A very important delegation of the Republic of South Africa arrived Monday night in the Saharawis refugee camps to participate at the 11th edition of the International Film Festival in Western Sahara (FiSahara), to be kicked off tomorrow.
The delegation is composed of an advisor to the South African Minister of Culture, Ambassador in Algiers Mr. Joseph Kotane, iconic anti-apartheid fighter Andrew Mlangeni, actors and journalists in addition to a music jazz band.
According to the organizers, the South African freedom fighters, Andrew Mlangeni, will take part in a roundtable with others include the Saharawi human rights defender, Mohammed Daddach.
Holding under the banner “cinema for human rights in Western Sahara,” this year’s edition has chosen the Republic South Africa to be the guest of honour, in recognition to Nelson Mandela’s struggle for freedom, self-determination and the noble human values. (SPS)
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