Africa Cinema Summit: Gloria Sarfo Lauds Peace Hyde, Prays For Her In Public

Africa Cinema Summit: Gloria Sarfo Lauds Peace Hyde, Prays For Her In Public

  • Gloria Sarfo reflected on Peace Hyde's strides at the recently held Africa Cinema Summit in Accra
  • She drove the renowned media executive nearly to tears with her touching words and her prayers
  • A video of the heartfelt moment, which has surfaced on social media, impressed many netizens

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Ghanaian media executive Peace Hyde and actress Gloria Sarfo were among several influential personalities recruited as speakers for this year's Africa Cinema Summit in Ghana.

Scores of stakeholders across Africa's film industry came to Accra for the three-day event that started on October 7, 2024.

Peace Hyde, Ghana, Accra, Forbes Africa, Gloria Sarfo, Anikulapo
Gloria Sarfo makes Peace Hyde emotional at the 2024 Africa Cinema Summit in Accra. Photo source: Instagram/GloriaSarfo, Instagram/PeaceHyde
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Peace Hyde, the head of digital Media and Partnerships and West African correspondent for Forbes Africa, spoke on the second day of the event.

Joining a host of other seasoned media executives from Ghana and Nigeria, including Kwame Dadzie and Gifty Owusu-Amoah, the panel focused on the role of the media in telling the African story.

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In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, Gloria Sarfo addressed the crowd while Peace Hyde's panel at the event was still in session.

The actress rallied the audience to commend the media executive for her achievements in Ghana and across Africa over the past decade.

"Thank you for putting Ghana and Africa out there. We're so proud of you."

Many of the film stars in the audience, including Fella Makafui, were impressed by Gloria Sarfo's gesture toward Peace Hyde.

Gloria Sarfo's gesture impresses fans

YEN.com.gh has gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to Gloria Sarfo's gesture towards Peace Hyde.

chiomagoodhair said:

"Nothing better than women uplifting other women. Amen to all her prayers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽"

thejoyfuladenike wrote:

"And the best is yet to come for you!!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾"

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realnataliefort noted:

"❤️❤️❤️ So beautiful and heartwarming."

rainbow_mothercare remarked:

"Women supporting women....😍"

ladebug23me added:

"You are so absolutely deserving of this praise."

Fella Makafui speaks after her Netflix announcement

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Fella Makafui had opened up about her acting role in the second season of the Netflix series Anikulapo.

The YOLO star established that she received the role at the lowest point of her life, with her marriage to Medikal having ended this year.

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor at YEN.com.gh. He studied Development Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Afro Nation Ghana and Morgan Heritage. You can reach him at peter.ansah@yen.com.gh