World Festival of Black Arts
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While the Accra rendition was slightly smaller than the Kisumu edition, the presence of AUDA-NEPAD and UNESCO was a major milestone in the history of FESTAC AFRICA renaissance. UNESCO, having played a pivotal role in FESTAC 77' continue to collaborate with cultural programs across Africa under the auspices of the United Nations while AUDA- NEPAD is African Union's technical and implementation agency. {{Cite web |title=TV BRICS strengthens media cooperation at FESTAC AFRICA Renaissance in Accra {{!}} TV BRICS, 22.10.25 |url=https://tvbrics.com/en/news/festac-africa-renaissance-festival-gathers-5-000-participants-in-ghana-s-capital/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=TV BRICS |language=en}} |
While the Accra rendition was slightly smaller than the Kisumu edition, the presence of AUDA-NEPAD and UNESCO was a major milestone in the history of FESTAC AFRICA renaissance. UNESCO, having played a pivotal role in FESTAC 77' continue to collaborate with cultural programs across Africa under the auspices of the United Nations while AUDA- NEPAD is African Union's technical and implementation agency. {{Cite web |title=TV BRICS strengthens media cooperation at FESTAC AFRICA Renaissance in Accra {{!}} TV BRICS, 22.10.25 |url=https://tvbrics.com/en/news/festac-africa-renaissance-festival-gathers-5-000-participants-in-ghana-s-capital/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=TV BRICS |language=en}} |
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Beyond Pan-African dialogues and cultural performances, the event featured two major culinary experiences, first of them being the South African Heritage Day berbeque grill, a competition between Zimbabwean and South African meats held on Wednesday the 24th, while the second one was the Nigerian vs |
Beyond Pan-African dialogues and cultural performances, the event featured two major culinary experiences, first of them being the South African Heritage Day berbeque grill, a competition between Zimbabwean and South African meats held on Wednesday the 24th, while the second one was the Nigerian vs Ghanaian Jollof Rice competition held on Friday, the 26th of September.It also featured a walk to Aburi Mountain- a health and welness exercise aimed at creating awareness on the negative impacts of the illegal gold mining in Ghana / galamsey. |
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