Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), April 8, 2014 (SPS) - The Minister of Culture Mrs. Khadija Hamdi declared Monday that the 14th edition of the International Film Festival in Western Sahara (FiSahara), to be celebrated in the Wilaya of Dajla from 29 April until 4 May 2014, will honour the African and international freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela.
During the meeting of the Council of Ministers, Mrs. Khadija Hamdi said that FiSahara 2014 to be celebrated under the slogan "cinema for human rights", while she announced that South Africa will be the guest of honour of this year's festival.
Several other ceremonies, including the local festival of culture and folk arts, expected to take place in parallel with the afromentioned event.
Born on 18 July 1918, Nelson Mandela was a renowned South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
On 5 December 2013, Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. (SPS)
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