Central-Africa
The American Autobiography of Alain Mabanckou – Writing Paths
Author of a corpus of thirty books in which fiction co-exists with poetry and essays, the Congolese Alain Mabanckou is also a…
Mowduuc
Culture
East-Africa
BD training for professionalization in Antananarivo
They are ten Malagasy comics that have been selected for the first artistic stay on the island since the start of the…
West-Africa
Senegal wants to register “thiébou dieune” with Unesco
Senegal is requesting the inclusion of the national dish, thiébou dieune (“rice with fish” in Wolof), in the intangible cultural world heritage…
West-Africa
Nigerian stars call for dismantling of controversial police unit
In Nigeria, singing stars like Wizkid are visiting the debate on police violence as authorities announce reform of the special federal police…
East-Africa
Mauritian Ananda Devi tells the women’s millennium “Fardo”
The new book from the pen by Mauritian novelist Ananda Devi is not a novel, but an original written exercise published in…
Central-Africa
DRC: culture for preserving memory
In the city of Kisangani, cultural actors keep alive the memory of the violence that destroyed the city and killed at least…
West-Africa
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye, winner of the RIBA Gold Medal
David Adjaye is the recipient of the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2021. British-Ghanaian, he is…
West-Africa
Independence special: Joni Haastrup, soul prince in Nigeria
This October 1, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. As on every anniversary date, RFI makes you relive the musical…
West-Africa
birds in the spotlight at the “Volatile” exhibition in Dakar
It is the gradual resumption of cultural activities in Senegal following a total closure linked to the coronavirus pandemic. In Dakar, art…
West-Africa
RFI Theater Award in 2020 awarded to Guinea’s Souleymane Bah for “La Cargaison”
“I got to break and get into theater writers.” Author and director Souleymane Bah, 46, will receive the RFI Theater 2020 award…
