From May 16 to 18, 2022, the Regional Center for the Living Arts in Africa (CERAV / Africa), UNESCO Category 2 Center based in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso organized in Dakar, Senegal, a regional workshop on infrastructure and equipment for the performing arts in Africa.

As part of the preparation of the regional workshop on the management of cultural infrastructures in Africa, the General Delegate of CERAV/Africa was received in audience on Tuesday, April 03, 2022 by Mrs. Valérie Kaboré, Minister of Communication, Culture , Arts and Tourism. It was in the presence of the DIRCAB, Mr. Léopold Kaboré and the Secretary General, Mr. Aymar Sawadogo.

As a prelude to the holding of the CERAV/Africa regional workshop in Dakar on the management and operation of cultural infrastructures in Africa, scheduled for May 16 to 18, 2022, the General Delegate of CERAV/Africa stayed from April 18 to 21 in Dakar for the preparation of the said workshop.

As part of their educational outing, students in License 3 of Modern Letters from Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, led by their supervisor, Dr. Souleymane GANOU visited CERAV/Africa this Thursday, April 07, 2022. The objective of this visit is to discover the Center and understand its missions. They were received for this purpose by the CERAV/Africa team headed by the General Delegate, Mr. Michel SABA, who kindly explained to them the merits of the Center, its missions, the activities in progress and the prospects.

CERAV / Africa received this Tuesday morning in its premises, the slam artist Delfy from the group ART'TITUDE. Winner of a trophy in the official selection of the Slam category on the occasion of the 12th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA), Fidèle DABIRE, his real name at the Civil Registry, came to present his trophy at CERAV/Africa.

The Managing Director of CERAV/Africa congratulated him and encouraged him to continue in this momentum which does honor to the artists of Burkina Faso.

CERAV / Africa is holding from December 13 to 14, 2021 at its premises in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second ordinary session of its Board of Directors. This session, which is held both face-to-face and online, counts on the participation of foreign and national administrators who will examine, among other things, the 2022 program of activities, the 2022 budget and many other important issues that contribute to the smooth running of the race. of CERAV/Africa.

The CERAV/Africa Special Prize to support the mobility of young African creators (Performing Arts sector) won by Bibata Ibrahim MAIGA from Mali at the international solo dance competition "AFRICA SIMPLY THE BEST", on December 11, 2021 in Bobo-Dioulasso .
Congratulations to the winner, congratulations to Ankata and good luck to AFRICA SIMPLY THE BEST!

Opening Tuesday, October 05 in Bobo-Dioulasso, of the 2021 ordinary session of the Scientific and Cultural Council (CSC) of CERAV / Africa!

The Scientific and Cultural Council issues an advisory body that examines the questions and projects submitted to it and recommendations aimed at guaranteeing the perception and relevance of the Centre's actions for the benefit of the African cultural sector.

The Regional Center for the Living Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa) organized from 04 to 06 March 2020 in Abidjan in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, a regional capacity building workshop for the Contact Points of the 2005 Convention and leaders cultural civil society of the States of the French-speaking African space on the new framework for monitoring the said Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. The major act of this meeting was the signing of the act of accession of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to CERAV/Africa.

On April 28, 2021, CERAV welcomed a delegation of filmmakers composed of Mr. Pazouknam J-B OUEDRAOGO, President of the National Federation of Cinema and Audiovisual (FNCA), MM. René TANKOANO and Ali BANHORO from the CINE ACTIF Association.