6th African Film Week in Athens and Thessaloniki

The 6th African Film Week brings to the big screen charming images from the African Continent: Urban legends, exoticism from the past, personalities, modern human stories; in Athens at the Greek Film Archive from 9-15 March, and for the first time in Thessaloniki, at the Pavlos Zannas Hall, from 16 to 22 March.

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The 15th African Food, Music and Handicrafts Festival kicks off in Athens

The African Embassies and Honorary Consulates accredited to the Hellenic Republic and Athens communities are organizing the “15th African Food, Music and Handicrafts Festival” on May 21-22.

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Ambassador of South Africa: “Greece is dealing with the refugee crisis in a humane way” [interview]

The Ambassador of South Africa, H.E. Marthinus Christoffel Johannes Van Schalkwyk, spoke to EmbassyNews.net about the strong economic and cultural ties between the two countries and commented on Greece’s stance towards the refugee crisis: “We are looking at the situation with sympathy. So far the Greek government has not gone to the extreme and that is a good sign”.

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