Idris Elba plans to move to Africa within the next “5 to 10 years”.The ‘Luther’ star was born in London, but his mother Eve is from Ghana and his father Winston is from Sierra Leone, and Idris is keen to embrace his heritage and is now preparing to leave the UK behind to pursue his work. I made it clear that I was doing it. It plans to open film studios in Zanzibar and Ghana.He told the BBC: “Of course I would consider settling here[in Africa]but I wouldn’t even consider it, but it would be a reality.””If God willing, I think I will (migrate) within the next five, 10 years. I’m here to strengthen the film industry. It’s a 10-year process, but I think we’ll move there from overseas. ‘I can’t do that.’ I need to be in the country, on the continent. ”Idris went on to reveal that he wants to split his time between Accra, Ghana, Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, and the island of Zanzibar.He added: “I’m going to live in Accra, I’m going to live in Freetown, I’m going to live in Zanzibar. I’m going to go where they’re telling the story. That’s really important.” ”Idris claims that he wants to help change the way Africa is seen on screen, saying, “When you watch movies or anything that has anything to do with Africa, all you see is trauma, how we were slaves. It’s just about how it was.” You’re colonized, you think it’s just a war, and when you come to Africa you realize that’s not true.”That’s why it’s so important that we own the stories about our heritage, our culture, our language, the differences between languages and languages. The world doesn’t know that… “We have to invest in storytelling, because when you look at me, you see a little version of yourself, and that inspires us.”
