September 2009
Agreement between the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the INRAP with the support of the World Heritage Centre
The agreement, unprecedented in Algeria, allowed archaeological diagnostic works before construction began of the Algiers subway station, Place des Martyrs. more >
August 2009
PANAF: A celebration of African culture
For two weeks in July 2009, Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, was a beehive of activities as it hosted thousands of people gathered for the second edition of the Pan-Africa Festival of Culture (PANAF). more >
July 2009
Panaf 2009 opens in Algiers
The second edition of the Pan African Cultural Festival, otherwise called Panaf 2009, last Saturday evening, officially opened at the Sofia Square on Hivert Street in Algiers, capital of Algeria. more >
May 2009
AU countries will take part in panafrican festival
48 member states of the African Union (AU) announced their participation in the 2nd Panafrican Cultural Festival which will be held in Algeria from the 5th to the 10th of July 2009. 32 countries confirmed their participation by sending the lists of their delegations, indicated the Minister of Culture, Mrs. Khalida Toumi in Algiers. more >
How a Saharan refugee camp launched an international film festival
Dakhla, an isolated refugee camp in the Sahara, is not the most likely setting for an international film festival. And yet, last week, this desolate camp in south-western Algeria was transformed into a gala of screenings, workshops and concerts attended by an array of internationally acclaimed actors and film-makers. more >
February 2009
Another scandal knocks Government’s door
The Government has resorted again to granting deals and projects over-the-counter agreement, rather than setting them to bid, on the occasion of preparations to the Pan African Cultural Festival to be held in Algeria next July. more >
October 2008
Museum of Africa to be built in Algiers
A report by experts ahead of the second session of the Conference of Ministers of Culture of the African Union (AU) that was held in Algiers, said the great museum of Africa (GMA) to be built up in Algeria, must express the present and the future of Africa’s freedom from colonialism and racism. more >
A Round Table Discussion Grouping African Cultural Institutions Opens in Algiers
A Round Table discussion under the theme: 'Harmonisation and Coordination of Cultural Policies, Programmes and Activities', was organised last Friday 17 October 2008, within the framework of the Second African Union Conference of Ministers of Culture scheduled for 22 – 23 October 2008 in Algiers, Algeria. more >
January 2008
Algiers as 2007 Arab Cultural Capital receives mixed reviews
In 2007 Algiers became the third Maghreb city to be named Arab Cultural Capital. Organisers will pass the torch to Damascus on January 14th, after putting together a plethora of events that failed to impress Algerians. more >
November 2007
Extraordinary Meeting of Culture Arab Ministers Slated for November 25
It is considered as breakthrough in the sense that the 18 ministers will meet for the first time ever at the same moment. more >
Authorities aim to revitalise Algerian cinema
The Ministry of Culture is now trying to restore some of the lustre to Algeria's 'seventh art'. more >
June 2007
Arab cultural capital: Algiers
The Arab League imported the concept from Europe, but Algiers is not Graz. Europe's cultural capitals hope for visitors – is Algiers ready for tourists? more >
July 2006
Fabled Casbah on Brink of Collapse
The UNESCO heritage site known as the Casbah, once home to pirates and freedom fighters, it is literally imploding from neglect more >
July 2009
2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival
The 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of people to celebrate Africa's artistic renaissance. Algeria, commissioned by the African Union (AU) to organize this festival under the banner of "African renaissance", has already received confirmation of participation from 44 countries on the 53 AU members, said Algerian Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi at a press conference in Algiers. more >
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