REMA 9: African music still searching for a path to remuneration (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

The ninth edition of the Rencontres musicales africaines (REMA) opens in Ouagadougou under the theme "Followers, de passifs à actifs". Speakers discuss turning music streaming into income, faulty metadata and artists' independence from streaming platforms.

noocultures.infoOct 21

Culture

At the Récréâtrales, art is built with a whole neighbourhood (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

A few days before the 14th Récréâtrales, scheduled for 24–30 September 2026 in Ouagadougou, the Bougsemtenga lane is being turned into a space for creation and meeting with residents. The chosen theme is "Obliger à beauté".

noocultures.infoOct 12

Culture

The Dames du raï: voices of the pioneers resonate at the JMC (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

At the Carthage Music Days, the show "Les Dames du raï" pays tribute to the great female voices of Algerian raï, from Cheikha Rimitti to Zahouania, performed by Cheikha Hadjla and Cheba Fella Japonia. The article highlights the role of improvisation and the question of passing on this living…

noocultures.infoOct 7

Culture

African puppetry arts: a profession still looking for its place (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

At the 62nd session of the noocultures.info Cultural Forum, three speakers from Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia and Togo reviewed African puppetry. Training and transmission are progressing, but production, distribution and documentation remain insufficient.

noocultures.infoSep 14

Culture

Financing creation in Africa: what if the model was the problem too? (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

At the 60th session of the Forum Culturel, cultural players discussed diversifying funding for creative work in Africa. They argue that grants are only one tool among others, to be used according to the stage of a project.

noocultures.infoSep 7

Culture

ICC in Africa: a kingdom of demand, a desert of income (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

At the 59th noocultures.info Culture Forum (September 5, 2026), experts analyse the paradox of Africa's cultural and creative industries: strong but weakly paying demand, value largely captured outside the continent, and the need to structure value chains.

noocultures.infoAug 29

Culture

Yaya Mbile: theatre as a way of communion with others (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

Cameroonian actress and director Yaya Mbilé Bitang, speaking at a session of the Laboratoire des Critiques Africaines, sets out her view of acting based on the body, the voice, the actor's availability and the distinction between actor and character.

noocultures.infoAug 27

Culture

Call for applications: Iqlaa, cultural business accelerator in Morocco (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

Africalia, the Hiba Foundation and the Institut français, in partnership with the European Union, have launched the first call for applications for Iqlaa, an acceleration programme for about twenty Moroccan cultural and creative businesses led by young people aged 18 to 35. Deadline: 27 September…

noocultures.infoAug 21

Cooperation

Call for applications: €2.1 million to strengthen West African festivals (opens at the publisher, in a new window)

The "Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture" programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut, opens a call for applications worth up to €2.1 million to support 42 medium-sized festivals in fifteen West African countries. The deadline is 20 September 2026.