September 2011
Supreme Court says "no" to MINCULTURE and SOCAM
The Administrative bench of the Supreme Court has declared the Cameroon Music Corporation, CMC as the sole legally recognized institution to collect and manage royalties relating to authors’ and neighboring rights in Cameroon. more >
December 2008
FENAC 2008: big names in the world of culture storm Maroua
The National Festival of Arts and Culture, FENAC, opened over the weekend in the Far North Regional capital Maroua.Presiding over the ceremony, the Minister of Culture, Ama Tutu Muna remarked that the event should be a forum to exchange ideas and experiences amongst artist from Cameroon and without. more >
November 2008
Anne Marie Ndzie challenges artists to be responsible
Seventy eight-year-old Cameroonian musical legend, Anne Marie Ndzie, has called on Cameroonian artists to adopt positive attitudes in the composition and presentation of their artistic works. more >
October 2008
Newspaper vendors may pay authors' rights soon
After a strike action by Messa Presse newspaper distributors that paralysed newspaper distribution Monday, October 20, in Yaounde, a series of meetings are underway to set a new authors' rights tax. more >
May 2008
The Ministry of Culture shuts down Cameroon Music Corporation
The Minister of Culture, Amah Tutu Muna, has withdrawn the approval that gives the Cameroon Music Corporation (CMC) the legal standing to manage authors rights. more >
March 2008
Catalogue of Problems
Most artists in Cameroon are yet to know the importance of protecting rights. more >
January 2008
Ama Tutu Muna: a fresh start for artists in Cameroon
Barely four months into office, the new minister for Culture Ama Tutu Muna, is fast printing indelible marks of her own on the culture in Cameroon. more >
January 2006
CEMAC arts organisations - this concerns you!
An initiative to compile a list of arts and culture organisations active in the CEMAC region (Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Rep. of Congo, Gabon and Central Africa) has been launched by the Collective Resources for the Arts and Talents Enrichment (CREATE). more >
November 2005
Towards an Arts And Culture Market in Africa
The recent South African Arts and Culture exhibition in Cameroon was both a forum for intercultural dialogue and a launching pad for creating an arts and culture market at continental level. more >
August 2004
New royalties legislation for Cameroon
Senior Cameroon Culture minister, Ferdinand Léopold Oyono, has signed a new batch of legislation governing royalties and intellectual property. more >
March 2004
Authors' Rights Organisation Gets Training Centre
A considerable facelift is expected for Africa's intellectual property sector following confirmation of the construction of a regional training centre for the Organisation of African Intellectual Property. more >
July 2003
Africa's rich cultural heritage to be better managed
Africa's unique and exceptional immovable cultural heritage is not properly known, insufficiently recognised and in most cases, in peril. more >
August 2009
Directory of Arts and Culture Organizations & Festivals active within the CEMAC region
The annual directory includes pan-African and global organizations with an extensive list of portals. It can be freely downloaded on the Directory section of the CREATE website. more >
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