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Emotional theatre show in Rwanda

November 2009 -

"The Monument lasts for only 70 minutes, but after it has ended some spectators are so emotional that they stay after the show to discuss it for up to three hours," says Jennifer Capraru, the director of the play that is being performed in Rwanda.

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Ugandan art magazine chooses profundity

September 2009 -

"If art is not documented, it will die as soon as you die. When you die literally, or when you lose your touch." Artist and owner of Afriart gallery Daudi Karungi had that idea in mind when he started the art magazine Start.

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Somaliland cultural festival stresses freedom and tolerance

July 2009 -

In the autonomous region of Somaliland, bordering the troubled part of Somalia, the Mooge Culture Festival takes place at the end of July.

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Ugandese music, dance and film festival recovers after bad start

July 2009 -

At the first Bayimba festival, poor attendance and failing sponsors inflicted huge financial losses on the organisation. But it managed to pull itself together and this year, against all expactations, it's back on its feet.

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Ugandan former child soldier get royal art assignment

May 2009 -

After his escape from the Lord's Resistance Army Peter Paul Oloya became an artist. Nowadays his artworks are found in places like Buckingham Palace in London and in the residence of Ugandan president Museveni.

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Female authors plea for more Ugandan literature

March 2009 -

"Locally written books are scarce in Ugandan classrooms. Teachers prefer using the British literature they are used to in class." According to Hilda Twongyeirwe of Femrite, Uganda's association of female writers, this should change.  

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Art centre in Goma defies war

February 2009 -

The town of Goma in Eastern Congo seems to have the odds against it. In 2002 it got partly destroyed after a vulcano eruption. In the past months it has been surrounded by rebels. In spite of all that, the Katondolo brothers are still running a cultural centre. 

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Even Nkunda could not hinder the SKIFF festival in Goma

November 2008 -

The words of Petna Ndaliko have become almost prophetic. Just before the SKIFF film festival in Goma, he announced the festival would go on whether there were rebels approaching or not. And indeed: the rebels advanced, but for the festival it was 'business as usual'.

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Film festival defies war in Eastern Congo

October 2008 -

Film maker Petna Ndaliko is one of the founders of the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival which will be held in Goma, Eastern Congo in October 2008.

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Notorious video halls bring Ugandan films to bigger crowds

September 2008 -

Video halls in Uganda have a bad reputation. For a small fee, people can come to the shabby halls to watch a movie. However, they can also be seen as an important step towards a film culture.

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