Cameroon
Established by the African Union, with the support of the European Union, the Pan-African University (PAU) is set to open its doors in autumn 2011, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, announced on 30 June at the opening of the 17th Summit of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The first three campuses, out of an eventual five, will be opened.
The aim of...
Last December the European Union granted financing of €30M to support phase five of the Programme for Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (ECOFAC).
The financing agreement, signed on 17 December in Libreville (Gabon), links the EU and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECOCAS). The budget, allocated by the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), is part of the renewal...
The Salon Urbain de Douala (SUD), a triennial festival of public art organised by the Doual’art Centre for Contemporary Art, took place from 4-11 December 2010 in Douala, in Cameroon's Littoral province
Artistic Director, Simon Njami, and co-curators, Elvira Dyangani, Koyo Kouoh and Didier Schaub, invited several local and international artists to take part. They included:...
A European Commission-funded project studying the dynamics of migration and town planning, implemented by UN-HABITAT, is underway in about thirty ACP countries. It is examining the planning characteristics of cities in which shanty towns have developed and is setting up action plans for improvements in their inhabitants’ living conditions. One of the first conclusions to be drawn is...
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) very quickly achieved at least one goal by becoming the UN initiative of which people worldwide are most aware. This in itself helps the organisation to be recognised for its desire to deal with the concerns of men and women everywhere rather than remaining a place where world powers meet and clash. Recent UN secretary generals and Kofi Annan in...
ECOSOCC, the acronym for the African Union’s (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council, an institutional bridge between African civil society and the AU, is not widely known. Since it was set up in 2002, it has not been operating at full throttle but its lively president, the Cameroonian lawyer Akere Muna, says this won’t be the case for much longer.
Akere Muna was interviewed in...
A new team of Assistant Secretaries-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have been appointed, which for the first time in the organisation’s history includes two women.
The four appointees are: Nthisana Matlhogonolo Philips (Botswana, Southern Africa), Head of the Department of Administration, Finance and Human Resources; Achille Bassilekin III (Cameroon...
African prêt-a-porter
In recent years, the organisation of a large number of fashion festivals, events and competitions has given greater visibility to African designers. It has highlighted the need to promote the African fashion industry on a wider scale.
Suzy Menkes, one of the most influential figures in the fashion industry, recently wrote an article in The New York Times entitled...
The 8th Bamako Encounters – the Biennial Exhibition of African Photography, which took place from 7 November to 7 December 2009 in Bamako, were organised by the Ministry of Culture in Mali, in collaboration with Culturesfrance (Paris), with financial, technical and media support from many local and international corporate bodies.
This year, the theme of the Biennial of African...
Creative Africa Network (CAN) provides a virtual platform which connects creative operators both within Africa and throughout the world, giving visibility to talented people in the fields of architecture, dance, design, fashion, film, fine art, literature, music, new media, performing arts and photography.
CAN* is a puma.creative initiative, and is sustained by this famous sport-lifestyle...
Established by the African Union, with the support of the European Union, the Pan-African University (PAU) is set to open its doors in autumn 2011, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, announced on 30 June at the opening of the 17th Summit of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The first three campuses, out of an eventual five, will be opened.
The aim of...
Last December the European Union granted financing of €30M to support phase five of the Programme for Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (ECOFAC).
The financing agreement, signed on 17 December in Libreville (Gabon), links the EU and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECOCAS). The budget, allocated by the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), is part of the renewal...
The Salon Urbain de Douala (SUD), a triennial festival of public art organised by the Doual’art Centre for Contemporary Art, took place from 4-11 December 2010 in Douala, in Cameroon's Littoral province
Artistic Director, Simon Njami, and co-curators, Elvira Dyangani, Koyo Kouoh and Didier Schaub, invited several local and international artists to take part. They included:...
A European Commission-funded project studying the dynamics of migration and town planning, implemented by UN-HABITAT, is underway in about thirty ACP countries. It is examining the planning characteristics of cities in which shanty towns have developed and is setting up action plans for improvements in their inhabitants’ living conditions. One of the first conclusions to be drawn is...
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) very quickly achieved at least one goal by becoming the UN initiative of which people worldwide are most aware. This in itself helps the organisation to be recognised for its desire to deal with the concerns of men and women everywhere rather than remaining a place where world powers meet and clash. Recent UN secretary generals and Kofi Annan in...
ECOSOCC, the acronym for the African Union’s (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council, an institutional bridge between African civil society and the AU, is not widely known. Since it was set up in 2002, it has not been operating at full throttle but its lively president, the Cameroonian lawyer Akere Muna, says this won’t be the case for much longer.
Akere Muna was interviewed in...
A new team of Assistant Secretaries-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have been appointed, which for the first time in the organisation’s history includes two women.
The four appointees are: Nthisana Matlhogonolo Philips (Botswana, Southern Africa), Head of the Department of Administration, Finance and Human Resources; Achille Bassilekin III (Cameroon...
African prêt-a-porter
In recent years, the organisation of a large number of fashion festivals, events and competitions has given greater visibility to African designers. It has highlighted the need to promote the African fashion industry on a wider scale.
Suzy Menkes, one of the most influential figures in the fashion industry, recently wrote an article in The New York Times entitled...
The 8th Bamako Encounters – the Biennial Exhibition of African Photography, which took place from 7 November to 7 December 2009 in Bamako, were organised by the Ministry of Culture in Mali, in collaboration with Culturesfrance (Paris), with financial, technical and media support from many local and international corporate bodies.
This year, the theme of the Biennial of African...
Creative Africa Network (CAN) provides a virtual platform which connects creative operators both within Africa and throughout the world, giving visibility to talented people in the fields of architecture, dance, design, fashion, film, fine art, literature, music, new media, performing arts and photography.
CAN* is a puma.creative initiative, and is sustained by this famous sport-lifestyle...
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