Idris Elba sets his sights on Africa, planning to move there in the next decade to build studios in Ghana and Tanzania and 'bolster the film industry' there.

British actor and Hollywood star Idris Elba who claims to be a Ga boy has shared his plans to relocate to Africa and build film studios across the continent.

Idris Elba has declared his intention to relocate to Africa within the next 10 years to help develop the continent’s burgeoning film industry across several nations.

British actor Idris Elba has told the BBC that he will relocate to Africa within the next decade as part of his plans to support the continent’s movie industry. The 52-year-old star of the hit series The Wire is behind nascent projects to build a film studio on the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar as well as one in the Ghanaian capital,

English actor Idris Elba say he’s planning to move to Africa to be a part of a growing film industry. He’s already involved with studios in Ghana and Tanzania.

Idris Elba has announced plans to relocate to Africa as part of his commitment to the burgeoning film industry on the continent. “I would certainly consider settling down here; not even consider, it’s going to happen.

One of Britain's biggest movie and TV stars is planning to move to Africa to support the continent's growing film industry. Idris Elba, who starred as Stringer Bell in The Wire, tells the BBC that he plans to make the move in the next five to 10 years.

Earlier in the month the actor had announced his new project, a TV-series adaptation ofChinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart British star Idris Elba has announced his plans to move to Africa in the next ten years as he hopes to support the continent’s film industry.