April 2012
Senegal musician Youssou N'dour given ministerial post
Senegalese musician Youssou N'dour has been appointed tourism and culture minister in the cabinet of new President Macky Sall. more >
December 2011
Seminar on Culture and Employment in West Africa
The aim of the seminar was to support the initiative of the Senegal's Ministry of Culture, Gender and Quality of Life, which is currently designing a draft bill on the status of artists and cultural professionals and the social security systems. more >
April 2011
Senegal to unveil national development plan for intellectual property
A national development plan for intellectual property (PNDPI), covering the period 2011-2015, will soon be unveiled in Senegal, according to an official of the ministry of Mines, Industry, Food-processing and Small and Medium-seized companies, Emmanuel René Moïse. more >
November 2009
Workshop on the capacity of cultural actors in the strategy for poverty reduction (PRSP)
On the 10, 11, 12 November 2009 at the Hotel Ngor Diarama a workshop on the role of cultural actors in poverty reduction took place. The opening remarks by Sahit SARR Samb, Director Cabinet Minister of Culture and Francophonie are provided. more >
Atelier de renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la culture sur le docuement de strategie de reduction de la pauvreté (DSRP)
Atelier de renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la culture sur le docuement de strategie de reduction de la pauvreté (DSRP). Le 10, 11, 12 novembre 2009 à l’hôtel Ngor Diarama. Allocution Prononcée Par Monsieur Sahite SARR SAMB, Directeur de Cabient du Ministre de la Culture et de la Francophonie. more >
February 2009
Rencontres préparatoires du FESMAN
Le président Abdoulaye Wade présidera la cérémonie d’ouverture des ‘’Rencontres’’ préparatoires du 3ème Festival mondial des arts nègres (FESMAN), lundi à l’hôtel Méridien Président de Dakar. more >
Preparatory meetings FESMAN
President Abdoulaye Wade will chair the opening ceremony of ''Rencontres'' Preparatory 3rd World Festival of Black Arts (FESMAN) in Dakar. The 3rd FESMAN is scheduled from 1 to 14 December 2009 in Senegal, where thousands of participants are expected to attend from black world communities. more >
January 2009
The safeguarding of intangible heritage is necessary for the survival of cultures
The survival of local cultures, their ability to defy time, will require the preservation of our heritage, not only the protection of our languages and traditions but also their international, even global, expansion, commented the Director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Culture. more >
La sauvegarde du patrimoine immatériel est nécessaire à la survie des cultures
La survie de cultures locales, leur capacité à ‘’défier le temps’’, passera ‘’nécessairement par la sauvegarde de notre patrimoine immatériel, non seulement la protection de nos langues et traditions mais encore leur expansion internationale, voire planétaire’’, selon le directeur de cabinet du ministre de la Culture. more >
December 2008
Senegalese thirsty to learn find an oasis in a simple library
In a nation of 40 percent literacy and great poverty, students read novels in lunch-break installments at this struggling civic institution. more >
October 2008
TB death Mamadou Diouf: Culture in mourning
Mamadou Diouf, a brilliant technical adviser in the office of the Minister of Culture had struggled against diabetes for several years, and finally secumbed on Friday 3 October 2008. more >
November 2007
Forum on Economy of culture and cultural policies for local communities
African and foreign museum experts, scholars in human and social sciences, journalists and cultural activists attended a forum in the framework of the West African Museum Programme colloquium. more >
March 2007
Arts Management, Capacity Building Vital for Cultural Sector
The cultural conference that was held on Goree Island off Senegal last week identified four primary concerns that need urgent attention if the African cultural sector is to make much headway. more >
December 2004
Significant funding boost for Senegal Artisans
The 2005 budget for the Ministry for Industry and Artisans in Senegal has increased with respect to previous years by more than one billion CFA. more >
January 2004
French Artists On Cultural ‘Field Trip’ In Senegal
Fifteen French artists are discovering new ground thanks to a cultural exchange project with Senegalese artists. more >
September 2003
Cultural complex project relaunched in Senegal
A project for a cultural complex dedicated to the millions of Africans who were victims of slavery has been relaunched in Senegal. more >
June 2003
Culture Minister at Ministerial Conference in Senegal
The Angolan Minister of Culture, Boaventura Cardoso, headed to Dakar (Senegal) to attend the first African, Caribbean and Pacific conference of Ministers of Culture taking place June 18-20 in the Senegalese capital. more >
May 2009
FOMECC (Promotion of Creative and Cultural Industries)
The FOMECC projects, will host the first of a series of four training programmes aimed at cultural entrepreneurs in Senegal (Dakar on 7 May), marking the formal launch of the project carried out by the Association des Métiers de la Musique au Sénégal and Interarts. more >
July 2008
The role of culture in local development strategies
The objective of the seminar is to explore the relation between urban development strategies and the local policies for culture. more >
Culture et stratégies de développement local
Le séminaire vise à explorer la relation existante entre les stratégies de développement urbain et les politiques locales pour la culture. more >
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