Exhibition Opening: Tue. 25 June 2019 | 6.30 pm
Venue: Alliance Française
Until: July 6, 2019
About
A dual exhibition featuring artworks by Jean David Nkot, Cameroon & Kipruto Rop, Kenya.The two artists, using different techniques, explore the human condition in the story of migration, the story of humankind.
Kenyan Great Jazz Acts: James Gogo and Gogosimo Band, Eddie Grey, Nairobi Horns Project with Africa Plus, Edward Parseen & the Different Faces Band, Swahili Jazz Band, Chris Bittok, Jacob and Kavutha Asiyo, Limericks, Mambo Tribe, Shamsi Music and Ghetto Classics
Visiting Jazz Act: Manu Dibango & Soul Makossa Gang – Cameroon
Date: September 24, 2016
Venue: the Elephant, # 3 Kanjata Road – Off James Gichuru Road
Time: from 3 pm
Tickets: KES 3,000 at the Gate and KES 2,000 advance
Frank Biyong (Cameroon), Eddie Grey, Achieng Abura & Teto Tutuma (all from Kenya)
Dates: September 22-24, 2016
Venues: Choices, Treehouse & the Elephant
Time: Thursday – 8 pm, Friday – 8 pm and Saturday – 3 pm
Tickets: Thursday – free, Friday – 3,500 at the gate & 2,500 advance and Saturday – 3,000 at the gate & 2,000 advance
Performances by: Kabo Leburu (Botswana), Keziah Jones (Nigeria), Franck Biyong (Cameroon), Maia Von Lekow (Kenya), Eddie Grey (Kenya), Achieng Abura (Kenya) and Teto Tutuma (Kenya)
Date: May 9, 2016
Venue: Rift Valley Institute Office, Seminar Room
Time: 2-4 pm
Entry: Prior registration
About
In 2013, almost half of Africa’s top aid recipients were ruled by authoritarian regimes. Many international donors such as USAID, DFID, the World Bank and the European Commission have had their policies entangled with the agendas of the ruling elites. Development policies are thus shaped with a view to maintain the status quo, compromising the rights and democracy of local citizens. This book raises the question: to what extent are foreign aid programmes actually perpetuating authoritarian rule?On 9 May 2016, the Rift Valley Forum will host the launch of Aid and Authoritarianism in Africa, edited by Tobias Hagmann and Filip Reyntjens.
The book highlights the political and moral complexities that emerge from the relationship between foreign aid and autocratic governments in Africa. It brings to light changing donor interests and rhetoric, as well as the impact of foreign aid on military assistance, rural development, electoral processes and domestic politics in Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Cameroon, Mozambique and Angola.
Find more information about this event and registration details, here
Date: November 21, 2013
Venue: Choices, Baricho Road
Time: 8-11 pm
No Cover Charge
The Alliance Française exhibition walls are resplendent with African Art from 8 Francophone African countries: The Ancient Kingdom of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, and Mali.
Dates: Until April 28, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française, Ground Floor Gallery
The Arts of Africa constitute one of the most diverse legacies in the world. The objects on display are part of the commercial collection of Aberahaman Njingou and Mounchigam Arouna from West Cameroon.
The diversity of ritual and ceremonial masks on display highlight the importance of masks as mediators between the living world and the spiritual world in traditional African societies.
