Tag: Culture Africa
“Abidjan-Limoges”, Massidi Adiatou combines “rue Princesse” with the Francophonies of Limoges
To open the Festival des Francophonies in Limoges, France, dancers, fans and spectators came out in unison to defy the rain and bring to life the boundless spirit of Rue…
Glez’s take on the far right at the gates of power in France
The National Rally (RN) wins the European elections in France. With 30% of the votes, the party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella is well ahead of the ruling…
an exhibition pays tribute to the Sandaga market, an emblematic place of life in the heart of Dakar
In Senegal, at the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar, an exhibition called “Dem Dikk, Via Vaï” pays homage from May 21 to July 14, 2024 to the Sandaga market, an…
for its last day, Femua relocates to Ferkessédougou
Direction the Ivory Coast: after 5 evenings of concerts in Abidjan, the FEMUA has, like every year, relocated for the closing evening this Sunday. Head to the north of the…
Cameroonian professor Ajume Wingo awarded the American Thomas Jefferson Prize
Ajume Wingo, Cameroonian professor of political philosophy at the University of Colorado, received the 2024 Thomas Jefferson University Prize which rewards students or professors who “ advance ideals » of…
a festival for peace through laughter
In Mali, the fourth edition of the “Mali du laughter” festival began on May 13, 2024 and continues until the 19th, in Bamako. Created in 2021 on the model of…
appointments in May 2024
In New York, Paris, Brussels, Geneva, Lille, Dakar, Cannes, Bordeaux, Tangier, Montreuil, Marseille, Togo… Indoors or outdoors, here are 22 events of Afro or African culture not to be missed…
in Kumasi, the moving return of sacred Ashanti objects looted 150 years ago
In Ghana, 32 sacred Ashanti objects that were looted by British settlers in 1874 have been temporarily returned by museums in the United Kingdom. Their presentation at the Manhyia Palace…
a film to tell the story of the 1976 massacres against Comorians in Majunga
While Madagascar has done everything to forget this dark episode in its history, cinema has come to bury it: in Zanatany, the imprint of lonely shrouds, director Hachimiya Ahamada looks…
Glez’s take on Sudan’s forgotten war
DRAWING The civil war has ravaged the country for a year: five million people in a situation of near-starvation, 8.5 million displaced, thousands dead. The UN is calling it the…