I recently discovered Metropolis TV, a project of the Dutch public television station, VPRO. An online project with 50 correspondents (a mix of film makers and video bloggers) from around the world, it consists of short video inserts (2 to 7 minutes each; all programs have English subtitles) that you can watch on the website.
The programs are organized by theme. These include the most recent episode on “Protesters” (including a student who embarked on a hunger strike in Zambia to get the President to award a scholarship to a friend), and earlier focuses on “World of Soccer” (among others in Ghana, Egypt and Mali) , “Humor” (South Africa, Burkina Faso and Zambia) “It’s a Chinese World” (Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia) and “Being Gay In …” (Uganda, Senegal and Zambia).
You can also search for programs by country.
The programs are slick, well-edited, and the topics cover a wide range. Africa is well represented.
It’s worth a regular visit. You can also sign-up for an email alert to know when new programs are posted.
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