By Misheck Rusere – Seven French speaking European countries will this month from 14 to 19 March converge in celebration of the Francophone Week which is celebrated each March of every year. The Seven diplomatic missions represented in Zimbabwe namely Embassies of Romania, Canada, Algeria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, as well as the European Union who are organizers of the week long event will this year celebrate the 41st anniversary of the International Francophone Week. The events will be held simultaneously in Harare and Bulawayo. The country’s Embassies which are members of the International Organization of La Francophonie will partner with... Continue Reading
By Martin Chemhere – Johannesburg, South Africa: In a groundbreaking development aimed at bolstering cultural policy advancement in Africa, several leading African cultural industry experts have been appointed by UNESCO and the European Union to help them to formulate appropriate cultural policies. The African names, seven in total, are among a database of 30 technical experts to provide assistance to developing countries. They are Basma El Husseiny from Egypt, Stephen Chifunyse from Zimbabwe, Youma Fall (Senegal), Francisod’Almeida (Togo), William Codjo (Benin) and South Africans Avril Joffe and Mike van Graan, Secretary General of Arterial Network. The aim of the project is... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – The Goethe Institute (GI) and The National Films and Television Institute (NAFTI) are set to celebrate the works of Kwaw Ansah, Ghana’s premier film-maker, explores his body of work, reflecting on the thematic and narrative content, the structure, visual style and technical components of his cinema works in Ghana that have touched many parts of the world as part of 2011 NAFTI Lectures. Kwaw Ansah’s movie ‘Heritage Africa’ won the FESPACO Grand Prix (Etalon de yennega), Organization of African Unity best Film and many other International Awards. Since Heritage Africa, Kwaw Ansah has made historical Prize... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – In 1961 the Goethe-Institut, the German Cultural Centre of the Federal Republic of Germany with global reach gained its entrance to Ghana. Over the last fifty years we have had the privilege to develop more than a thousand programmes, conferences and projects in music and film, dance and theatre, the visual and media arts, literature and philosophy as well as in the field of language teaching, and library and information services together with our Ghanaian partners. From the very beginning of our intercultural work in the late fifties, we have based our projects on the concept... Continue Reading
By Morkporkpor Anku (Anku, Ghana) – Madam Olga Carbaga, Spanish Ambassador has pledged the commitment of her country to develop Ghana’s tourism potential. “Spain will support Ghana in research and technical assistance to enable her develop her tourism potentials,” she said, during a courtesy call on Mrs Sabah Zita Okaikoi, Minister of Tourism in Accra. She noted that Ghana’s tourism potential was enormous and had the capacity to alleviate poverty and create jobs. Madam Carbaga said Ghana was a reliable partner in Africa, an epitome of democracy, stability and security. She said Ghana also had the additional potential to attract... Continue Reading
