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In the last twenty years, African photography from the 1950s–1970s has received huge attention worldwide and a whole host of exhibitions and publications have been devoted to it. Interest in…

When Samuel Sidibé contacted me to design an exhibition based on an African collection for the 9th Encounters of Bamako, I didn’t hesitate for an instant, the idea seemed so…

From 10 to 13 November 2011, the week after the Encounters of Bamako opens, the Paris Photo Fair will be celebrating its 15th anniversary at the Grand Palais. African photography…

For the event, a working group of fourteen photographers – nine men and five women, all Malian – was created to draw up a body of work depicting their own…

To celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011, the Cinémathèque Afrique de l’Institut Français is presenting the Grandes Figures des Cinémas d’Afrique et des Caraïbes exhibition, to be inaugurated at the…

A sustainable world will enhance the chances of food security. But the issue of food insecurity becomes more pertinent every day. It can be seen as a combination of two…

From 31 January to 12 February 2011, the Génération Elili collective from Brazzaville and the Afrique In Visu platform ran an intercultural Research and Photography workshop on how to structure…

We have great myths about our Egyptian army. One could write a whole mythology book. I often watch my children playing with Amazonian military characters on their PS3, and grow…