After three days of intensive work, the regional workshop on "Cooperation and Diplomacy for the Development of Cultural and Creative Industries (ICC)" in Africa ended this Friday in Ouagadougou. Organized by the Regional Center for Live Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa), under the chairmanship of Mr. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel OUEDRAOGO, Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, this event brought together some thirty experts and professionals in the cultural field from various African and European countries.

On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Mr. Herman POUYA, the General Delegate of the Regional Center for the Living Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa), welcomed a delegation from the artistic club of Nazi Boni University in Bobo-Dioulasso, known as "Le Baobab," led by its President, Mr. Eric KIENOU.

CERAV/Africa is holding from September 25 to 26, 2024, at its headquarters in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), the 2024 edition of its Scientific and Cultural Council (CSC). This major institutional meeting brings together the members of the CSC within the framework of strategic reflections and evaluations of the center's activities.

Are you passionate about literature, the performing arts, cultural policy issues and communication? Do you work in the cultural, artistic or academic sector? The Resource Centre of the Regional Centre for the Living Arts in Africa (CERAV/Afrique) is a real treasure trove for anyone with a passion for reading, who wants to deepen their knowledge of the African living arts and contribute to their preservation and enhancement.

From June 25 to 28, 2024, CERAV/Africa is organizing training at its premises in Bobo-Dioulasso for the benefit of its staff on the development of the structure's risk mapping. This training aims to strengthen the operational capacity of staff on internal control, the process of developing risk mapping and finally risk management.

The handover ceremony between the outgoing Director of Administration and Finance (DAF) and the outgoing Director of Administration and Finance (DAF) was held on Friday May 24, 2024 at the Regional Center for Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa). incoming. This ceremony, which was chaired by the General Delegate of CERAV/Africa, Mr. Wendlasida Herman POUYA, was attended by CERAV/Africa staff. Appointed by the Council of Ministers at its ordinary session of April 25, 2024, Mr.

As part of the implementation of its 2024 Activity Program, the Regional Center for Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa), UNESCO Category 2 Center, organized on the morning of Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Bobo-Dioulasso, a public conference around the theme, “the promotion of the values ​​of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue for peace and sustainable development in Africa”. This exchange with cultural actors took place as part of the first edition of the CERAV/Africa week and the celebration of the world day for cultural diversity, for dialogue and development.

May 21 each year marks the commemoration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, since the unanimous adoption of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity on November 2, 2001 at UNESCO . This diversity is embodied in the originality and plurality of group identities but also in the innovation and creativity which constitute the driving forces of the cultural and creative industries.