Yassine Hariss

Every generation has a habit of circling back to the music it once tried to leave behind. Not always out of nostalgia, but because the past has a way of sounding new again; especially when artists refuse to treat tradition as something fixed, sacred, or beyond reinterpretation. Mononymous Algerian singer Elias belongs to this growing wave of artists unsubscribing from the idea that tradition is meant to gather dust. “I make pop music inspired by raï.

It hasn’t even been a week since Spain lifted its second FIFA World Cup trophy, but football fans won’t have to wait long before another major international tournament gets underway. This time, the spotlight shifts from the whole world to the African continent, where the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) is about to kick off. Africa’s top national teams will battle it out with one goal in mind: bringing the much coveted trophy home.

Breaking into the film industry has never exactly been easy. Talent helps, but access often matters just as much. That’s precisely the gap El Gouna Film Festival’s (GFF) CineGouna Emerge program is trying to close. Returning for what is set to be their fourth edition, the initiative has officially opened applications for its 2026 cohort, continuing its mission to support the next generation of filmmakers and creatives from Egypt, the wider Arab world, and African continent.