Hollywood star Idris Elba champions African cinema in Ghana

GHANA – As Idris Elba strode the halls of the Africa Cinema Summit in Ghana’s capital Accra, it was clear the Golden Globe-winning British actor was not just a guest.Born and raised in London to a father from Sierra Leone and a Ghanaian mother, the star of both television and the silver screen was at the continent’s premier film industry event as a passionate advocate for the future of African cinema.Elba, who has starred in Africa-focused films such as “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” and the shot-in-Ghana “Beasts of No Nation”, has long been vocal about his deep-rooted connection to the…