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  • Marrakech Biennale – The convergence point of art in Africa

    CASABLANCA, 2016/03/20 The event, first held in 2005, has this year drawn artists from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Culture Ministers from Sweden and Seychelles meet at Umea

    SWEDEN, 2014/02/03 Minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, the Minister responsible for Culture and Sports from Sweden, and Minister Alain St.Ange, the Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture from the Seychelles, used the opportunity of the events marking Umea as the Culture Capital of Europe for them to meet and exchange ideas on the development of culture. Minister St.Ange of the Seychelles used the opportunity of the conference to brief the Minister from Sweden on his discussions with regards to having a Sami indigenous group from Sweden fly the Swedish Flag and the Sami flag at the coming April carnival in the Seychelles. He explained that discussions were underway with the Swedish Arts Council to try and make this presentation a reality.

  • Uganda: The 2013 Uganda Film Festival As It Was

    UGANDA, 2013/09/10 Uganda: The 2013 Uganda Film Festival As It Was Monday The Uganda film festival was launched at the Serena Hotel and was set to go on for the whole week. The launch had the Minister of Data and National Guidance, Mary Karoro Okurut, as the guest of honor and celebrated local actor, Abbey Mukiibi, as the emcee (MC) of the night. The biggest highlight and the only entertainer at that was Myko Ouma, who showed his magic had magic.

  • 5 Reasons Nairobi Is Such An Incredible City!

    KENYA, 2013/01/15 Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. It’s an African city of extreme contrasts, a place where the modern and traditional mix, the rich and poor coexist, and where one can be stuck in a noisy traffic jam one moment and tucked away in a peaceful neighborhood the next. The diversity of Nairobi, and the multitude of attractions it offers, makes it such an incredible city to visit!

  • The 13th annual festival of Eritrean community

    AUSTRALIA, 2013/01/13 The 13th annual festival of Eritrean community members in Australia and New Zealand has opened with patriotic zeal in Melbourne city. In opening remarks, Mr. Beshir Idrisnor, Eritrean Consul General in Australia, indicated that the event is being celebrated at a time at the same time as the country's development drive has gained momentum and enemy conspiracies have ended up in utter failure thanks to popular participation.

  • MAURITIAN FOLKLORE: “Marchands Goni”

    MAURITIUS, 2013/01/09 Marchands goni (collectors of gunny sacks) have disappeared from the Mauritian folklore. On surface it would appear to be a trivial trade, but indeed it had strong ramifications in the Mauritian society. The marchands goni used to go from shop to shop and home to home to collect used gunny sacks and sell them to large firms which badly needed them to pack their goods.

  • The Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa.

    ETHIOPIA, 2012/12/26 Last month, the sounds of classical Spain could be heard in an unlikely place: the Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa. Onstage were the talented students of the Yared School, Ethiopia's only institute of higher learning for music; directing them was Silvia Sanz Torre, conductor of the Metropolitan Orchestra of Madrid. And in additional ways than, the performance ended on a high note.
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