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Kwame Opoku: Can an Italian Maritime Museum help repatriate looted Cameroonian Artefacts?
According to the Journal du Cameroun, an Italian Maritime Museum has declared its willingness and readiness to assist in repatriating looted Cameroonian cultural artefacts that are at present in Europe. (1) This offer of assistance was made by the president of the Maritime Museum in Genoa, Italy, Professor Maria Paola Profumo, during a visit to…
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130 ans de résistance anticoloniale au Cameroun: Texte intégral du “Voeux des Camerounais” et du Traité du 12 juillet 1884
Editions AfricAvenir/Exchange & Dialogue publie le deuxième extrait inédit du prochain ouvrage du prince Kum’a Ndumbe III, paru dans LE MESSAGER nr 4132 du 01 août 2014. Il s’agit du texte intégral intitulé “Voeux des Camerounais” et du "Traité du 12 juillet 1884". Avant de signer le traité du 12 juillet 1884, les rois et…
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Kwame Opoku: Did Emperor Haile Selassie Authorize Dakar-Djibouti Expedition To Remove Religious Paintings?
We read with great interest and attention a report entitled “Stolen Ethiopian Saint John Turns Up at Paris Auction” which was published by the Museum Security Network and other websites. (1) The report states that a 17th century Ethiopian painting representing Saint John that had been stolen from the Musée de l’Homme, Paris, in 1989…
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Le 4 août 1984, Thomas Sankara rebaptisait la Haute-Volta en Burkina Faso
Il y a trente ans, le 4 août 1984, Thomas Sankara renommait l’ancienne Haute-Volta en Burkina-Faso, le "Pays des hommes intègres". Un changement de nom officiel et très symbolique, destiné à rompre avec le passé colonial et à concrétiser les objectifs de la révolution sankariste. Un article de Benjamin Roger, paru sur Jeune Afrique le…
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Inspiring Young Imaginations: “O Grande Bazaar” by Licinio Azevedo, Saturday, 5 July 2014, 10 am, FNCC Cinema, Windhoek
Within the children’s film series "Inspiring Young Imaginations – African Films for Children and Youth", AfricAvenir, FNCC and “I am the Key” Kids TV Show present O Grande Bazaar, by Licinio Azevedo, Mozambique, 58 minutes, for children age 7-13. Portuguese with English subtitles. When: Saturday, 05 July 2014 at 10 am Where: FNCC Cinema, Robert…
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Windhoek Screening: „Miners Shot Down“ by Rehad Desai, Wednesday, 9 July, 18h30, at the FNCC, Windhoek
After presenting the film to various restricted audiences in Namibia, AfricAvenir and the FNCC invite to another screening of Miners Shot Down (South Africa, 2014, 85 min, directed by Rehad Desai), on 9 July, 18h30, at the FNCC, Windhoek. Entrance 20,- N$. The entrance fee and a collection will be made available to the widows…
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Namibian Premiere: „The Great Kilapy“ by Zeze Gamboa, Saturday, 26 July 2014, 19h00, Goethe-Centre, Windhoek
On Saturday, 26 July, 19h00, at the Goethe-Centre Windhoek, AfricAvenir invites to the Namibian Premiere of “The Great Kilapy”, directed by Zeze Gamboa, 2012, Angola/Brasil/Portugal. The Great Kilapy the story of a crooked but irresistible bon vivant who, on the eve of Angolan independence in 1975, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of…
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Namibian Premiere of “Sodiq” by Adeyemi Michael, on Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 18h30, at the FNCC
AfricAvenir, in partnership with the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) presents the Namibian premiere of “Sodiq” by Adeyemi Michael, on Wednesday, 13. August 2014, 18h30, at the FNCC. The documentary “Sodiq” follows the lives Sodiq Adeojo who dreamed of becoming a doctor and Sylvester Akpalara, who had a promising career as an athlete ahead of…
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Namibian premiere: “The Hillside Crowd” by Berni Goldblat, Wednesday, 11. June 2014, 18h30, at the FNCC Windhoek
AfricAvenir, in partnership with the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) presents the Namibian premiere of “The Hillside Crowd” by Berni Goldblat, on Wednesday, 11. June 2014, 18h30, at the FNCC, entrance 20,- Nam$. A makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters, healers…
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Inspiring Young Imaginations: Once Upon A Time in Africa – Timbuktu, 20 minutes, Saturday, 07 June 2014 at 10 am, FNCC
After the successful launch of the monthly film series "Inspiring Young Imaginations – African Films for Children and Youth", AfricAvenir and the FNCC have formed a partnership with “I am the Key” Kids TV Show and will present the next films as a trio. The next film will be: Once Upon A Time in Africa…