The Regional Centre for the Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa) attended the official opening ceremony of the 10th edition of the Cultural and Creative Industries Promotion Days (JPICC 2026), held at the National Museum of Burkina in Ouagadougou.

Led by its Director General, the CERAV/Africa delegation participated in the ceremony alongside various officials and executives from the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism, as well as numerous stakeholders from the cultural and creative industries.

On July 15, 2026, the Regional Centre for the Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa) received a visit from Dr. Mahamadou Hassane Cissé, a lecturer-researcher and author of the new book titled *Discours des cinémas d'Afrique noire francophone post-coloniale (1955-2025) : Essai d'analyse sémiotique de l'espace filmique* (Discourses of Post-Colonial Francophone Sub-Saharan African Cinema (1955–2025): A Semiotic Analysis of Filmic Space).

Mr. Wendlasida Herman POUYA, Delegate General of CERAV/Afrique, received the UNESCO Friends Club of Nazi Boni University (CAU-UNB) from Bobo-Dioulasso on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the CERAV/Afrique headquarters.

The meeting aimed to thank CERAV/Afrique for its ongoing support of the Club’s activities and to introduce the new CAU-UNB executive board, along with its activity program for the 2026–2028 period.

To mark World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, CERAV/Africa organized a public lecture on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Bobo-Dioulasso House of Culture, centered on the theme: "Cultural Diversity: A Key to Harmonious Development."

Led by academic researchers and experts, the event provided an opportunity for students and participants to reflect on the role of culture in fostering peace, social cohesion, and sustainable development.

On the sidelines of the 2026 National Culture Week (SNC Bobo 2026), CERAV/Africa hosted an information and dialogue session at its headquarters on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, for journalists and cultural influencers from Burkina Faso and across Africa.

This initiative aimed to boost CERAV/Africa’s visibility and image through strategic collaboration with media professionals and those working in cultural communication.

The Regional Centre for the Living Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa) is participating in the 9th edition of the Cultural and Creative Industries Promotion Days (JPICC), organized by the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts, and Tourism on July 29 and 30, 2025, in Ouagadougou.

The eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions was held at UNESCO Headquarters from February 11 to 14, 2025.

The Regional Center for Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa) held an official meeting on Monday, June 2, 2025, to introduce international interns from Senghor University in Alexandria, Egypt, to their supervisors. The objective of this meeting was to formalize their welcome, outline their support, and strengthen the foundations for effective collaboration.

This Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the Saïd Hajji Cultural Center in Salé, Morocco, a new chapter in South-South cooperation opened. The Salé Foundation for Culture and the Arts and the Regional Center for the Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa), a category 2 center under the auspices of UNESCO, signed an ambitious and promising Framework Cooperation Agreement for the benefit of the African cultural sector.
This agreement aims to sustainably strengthen synergies between the two institutions around shared objectives:
✅ Promotion of the performing arts on the continent;

The Regional Centre for the Performing Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa), a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, and the African Institute of Cultural Industries (IAIC) signed a framework partnership agreement on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Ouagadougou. This agreement marks the beginning of an ambitious collaboration between two major institutions dedicated to training, research, the promotion of the performing arts, and the development of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in Africa. Areas of cooperation include, among others: