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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Tunisia gets 10m euro EU aid to fund scholarships]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Tunisia is to receive 10 million Euros in financial support from the European Union (EU), as part of the programme created by the European bloc to grant scholarships to non-European and European students and researchers.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:51:02 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECOWAS calls for protection of copyright in sub-region]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - An official of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for the protection of copyright of citizens in the creative industry noting that their works are so far not adequately protected.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:37:24 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Exhibition on Pan Africanism opens in Addis Ababa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Aesthetic exhibition opened Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as one of the African Union’s signature events to express the spirit of Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, the theme of the continental organisation’s 50th anniversary celebrations.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:34:27 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Malian heads African Film makers' Federation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian movie director, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, has been elected Secretary-General of the Federation of African Film makers (FEPACI), PANA reported here Monday, quoting official sources.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:04:14 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Elima int'l fashion festival to be hosted in Lome 2-5 May]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lome, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese capital, Lome, will 2-5 May host the third edition of the international fashion festival, dubbed Elima, sources close to organizers told PANA here Thursday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:27:36 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mali's Soninké-Djennenke statue gains prominence at Abu Dhabi exhibition]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - A Soninké-Djennenke statue from the Bandiagara region in Mali has found a prominent stand in the arts collections at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, which is currently exhibiting its wares, PANA reported from here.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:37:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UNESCO launches book on Slave Trade]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO on Thursday launched a book titled "Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery: New orientations for teaching and learning", PANA reported from here.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:19:04 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Togo to temporarily close schools ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has announced the temporary closure of schools starting from Monday (15 April) due to the student protests that started last week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:02:29 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UNESCO, CERDOTOLA sign agreement to promote African culture]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO and the International Centre for Research and Documentation on African Traditions and Languages (CERDOTOLA) Friday signed an agreement under which they will pool their resources together with a view to preserving and promoting African cultural heritage and languages.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:14:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Bamako hosts sub-regional workshop on stolen cultural goods ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A sub-regional workshop aimed at strengthening capacities to fight illegal trafficking in cultural goods in Mali opened Monday in Bamako, the capital, sources told PANA.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:42:37 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Magnificent National Arts Theatre, Lagos, to become 5-star hotel]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Arts Theatre, a key landmark in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, is set to assume a new status if the Federal Government carries out its plan to turn it into a hotel, according to local media reports.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:37:12 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['UNESCO searching for 7,500 cultural objects stolen in Libya']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is actively searching for about 7,500 cultural objects estimated at several million dollars stolen from a bank in Benghazi, Libya’s second city, during the Libyan revolution, the UN agency told PANA on Friday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:28:25 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Luanda to host forum to establish culture of peace in Africa ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO and the Angolan government will from Tuesday begin a three-day forum in the Angolan capital, Luanda, to set the basis for a movement to establish a culture of peace in Africa.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:32:29 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Senegalese cultural diversity tour begins Friday in Ziguinchor ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Ziguinchor, the main city in southern Senegal, will host a cultural diversity tour 15-17 March at which the various rich cultures of the Senegalese people will be on display.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:09:55 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[SA romantic comedy wins US award]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Just days after Cape Town documentary, “Searching for Sugarman”, won an Oscar,  the South African romantic comedy, “Fanie Fourie's Lobola”, has won the Audience Choice Award for Best Comedy at the 19th Annual Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona, US.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:25:45 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Cuba to participate in Brazzaville Pan-African music festival ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Cuban ambassador in Congo, Mrs Alba Beatriz Solo Pimental, on Thursday said Brazzaville that Cuban artistes would participate in the 9th edition of the Pan-African music festival (FESPAM) to be held from 13 to 20 July in the Congolese capital.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:26:16 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Int'l forum on Fulani culture scheduled for January 2014 in Mali]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – An international forum at which participants will exchange views and share experiences on the Fulani culture will be held in January 2014 in Mopti, 670 kilometres away from the Bamako, Mali, PANA learnt from organziers who attended a preparatory meeting just ended in Mopti.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:49:19 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[South African film wins an Oscar]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A Cape Town documentary, "Searching for Sugar Man”, won the best documentary feature Oscar on Sunday night.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:49:40 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[8th Pan African Festival of Dance opens Saturday in Kigali]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 8th Pan African Festival of Dance (FESPAD) will open Saturday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, with the participation of artists from 11 African countries, the festival coordinator said Friday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:24:12 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[International book, film Festival opens in Brazzaville]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International book and film festival was launched Thursday in Brazzaville, Congo's capital, with the participation of nearly 100 guests from 23 countries.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:47:03 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mali cancels festival on the Niger over security concerns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 2013 edition of the Festival on the Niger, scheduled for 12-17 in Segou, Central Mali, has been cancelled following the war in Mali, organizers announced here Wednesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:29:18 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Luanda, EU sign agreement to "recover" Angola's national park]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola and the European Union (EU) Thursday signed a Financing agreement for the conservation of the biodiversity of the Iona Park, Angola's biggest national trans-border natural reserve site.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:43:54 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA["Kinshasa Kids" to be screened in Belgium ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - "Kinshasa Kids", a feature film produced by Belgian director, Marc Henri Wajnberg, will be screened in Belgian cinema halls from Wednesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:32:21 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[23-year-old Nigerian crowned Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - Miss Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu of Nigeria has been crowned Miss ECOWAS Peace Ambassador 2012, after beating 26 other contestants at the pageant held recently in Port Harcourt, capital of the South South Rivers State.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:56:07 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[West African actors star in the film, "Miss Diamant", in Togo]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lome, Togo (PANA) - Actors from West Africa are meeting in Togo where they will take part in a series of 150 cinema episodes, entitled "Miss Diamant", PANA learnt from sources close to organizers.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:56:07 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Jill Scott, Cheikh Lo confirmed for South African Int'l Jazz Festival]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Grammy award-winning American singer Jill Scott has been confirmed as the headline act at this year's Cape Town International Jazz Festival.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:33:58 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Libya, Egypt sign cultural agreement ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libya and Egypt have signed a draft agreement on cultural cooperation aimed at developing cultural, technical and scientific relations between them.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:29:09 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Comorian singer, Mohamed Hassane, dies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Moroni, Comoros (PANA) – Comorian singer and instrumentalist Mohamed Hassane Mchangama, died here Monday at the age of 81, PANA reports<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:19:40 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['Congo will not take part in 23rd FESPACO in Ouagadougou']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese films will not be screened at the 23rd edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), to be held from 23 February to 2 March in the Burkinabe capital, Culture department officials told PANA here but did not give reasons.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:41:14 +0100</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UNESCO calls for protection of cultural items in Mali ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) – The Director-General of the UN Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, has called on Malian and French authorities to avoid exposing to "destruction or deterioration" Malian cultural items as France steps up its air campaign against rebel Islamists occupying several cities in northern Mali.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-ACE-index.html">Culture</a>]]>
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