AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCannes Film Festival Buzz: The 79th Cannes gets underway with major market chatter—Park Chan-wook’s The Brigands of Rattlecreek (around $70M) and big-budget action bets like John Doe (about $80M) are drawing buyer interest. Chad Culture & Youth: In N’Djamena’s Bakara, Chad’s “At the Heart of Art” festival closed its third edition with UNICEF-backed training for 500 trainees and 1,000 children, pushing the message that art is a real path forward. Sahel Security: Pope Leo XIV used his Regina Caeli to condemn rising jihadist violence in Chad and Mali, urging peace and development as Boko Haram attacks keep hitting Lake Chad region forces. Local Politics Under Pressure: Chad’s Catholic bishops also warned that recent arrests of opposition voices are worsening tensions and calling for dialogue instead of crackdowns.
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