As part of their educational outing, students in License 3 of Modern Letters from Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, led by their supervisor, Dr. Souleymane GANOU visited CERAV/Africa this Thursday, April 07, 2022. The objective of this visit is to discover the Center and understand its missions. They were received for this purpose by the CERAV/Africa team headed by the General Delegate, Mr. Michel SABA, who kindly explained to them the merits of the Center, its missions, the activities in progress and the prospects.

CERAV / Africa received this Tuesday morning in its premises, the slam artist Delfy from the group ART'TITUDE. Winner of a trophy in the official selection of the Slam category on the occasion of the 12th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA), Fidèle DABIRE, his real name at the Civil Registry, came to present his trophy at CERAV/Africa.

The Managing Director of CERAV/Africa congratulated him and encouraged him to continue in this momentum which does honor to the artists of Burkina Faso.

CERAV / Africa is holding from December 13 to 14, 2021 at its premises in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second ordinary session of its Board of Directors. This session, which is held both face-to-face and online, counts on the participation of foreign and national administrators who will examine, among other things, the 2022 program of activities, the 2022 budget and many other important issues that contribute to the smooth running of the race. of CERAV/Africa.

The CERAV/Africa Special Prize to support the mobility of young African creators (Performing Arts sector) won by Bibata Ibrahim MAIGA from Mali at the international solo dance competition "AFRICA SIMPLY THE BEST", on December 11, 2021 in Bobo-Dioulasso .
Congratulations to the winner, congratulations to Ankata and good luck to AFRICA SIMPLY THE BEST!

Opening Tuesday, October 05 in Bobo-Dioulasso, of the 2021 ordinary session of the Scientific and Cultural Council (CSC) of CERAV / Africa!

The Scientific and Cultural Council issues an advisory body that examines the questions and projects submitted to it and recommendations aimed at guaranteeing the perception and relevance of the Centre's actions for the benefit of the African cultural sector.

The Regional Center for the Living Arts in Africa (CERAV/Africa) organized from 04 to 06 March 2020 in Abidjan in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, a regional capacity building workshop for the Contact Points of the 2005 Convention and leaders cultural civil society of the States of the French-speaking African space on the new framework for monitoring the said Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. The major act of this meeting was the signing of the act of accession of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to CERAV/Africa.

On April 28, 2021, CERAV welcomed a delegation of filmmakers composed of Mr. Pazouknam J-B OUEDRAOGO, President of the National Federation of Cinema and Audiovisual (FNCA), MM. René TANKOANO and Ali BANHORO from the CINE ACTIF Association.

CERAV/Africa received on the morning of this Wednesday, April 14, 2021, a visit from actors from the Theater Troupe of the Nazi Boni University of Bobo-Dioulasso. All, students in Modern Letters, the visitors of the day had the opportunity to discuss with the technical directors.

According to the head of the Troupe, Mr. Banao, this visit allowed them to discover the rich documentation that CERAV/Africa makes available to its audiences in the field of arts and culture.

From May 25 to 27, 2021, the regional workshop on the contribution of festivals to the development of the film industry and the resilience of the culture sector in Africa under the Covid-19 context was held in Ouagadougou. Organized by the Regional Center for Living Arts in Africa (CERAV/Afrique), a UNESCO category II centre, with the support of its technical and financial partners, including Wallonie-Bruxelles International and the Observatory of Cultural Policies of Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, this workshop was chaired by the Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism of Burkina Faso.

From January 31 to February 1, 2019, a regional seminar on "the situation of the African artist" was held in Ségou (Republic of Mali).