Cairo What's on
20 June 2009. The Iraqi oud player Naseer Shamma performs live at El Sakia, a cultural centre in Zamalek, to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June.
Shamma is one of the most prolific and esteemed oud mus...
Cairo What's on
17 May-29 June 2009. This annual exhibition features works by the American University of Cairo
Cairo What's on
Egyptian International Modern Dance Festival.
16 June-4 July 2009. The Egyptian International Modern Dance Festival, organized by the Egyptian Modern Dance Company and directed by Walid Aouni, celebrates its tenth edition. The programme presents...
Addis Ababa What's on
African Bioenergy Conference at UN Convention Centre
15-18 June 2009. The United Nations Convention Centre hosts a summit on African bioenergy and the problems associated with the world's reliance on fossil fuels, coupled with the dangers of global warm...
Accra What's on
July-August 2009. Preceded by a week of drumming throughout Accra, the Homowo festival commemorates an ancient harvest and marks the Ga New Year. Colourful processions greet the many participants who...
Cape Town What's on
13-27 June 2009. Comedy by the London-trained actor, comedian, playwright and director Brent Palmer. This time Palmer is a man who is going through a financial crisis and tells the spectators about hi...
Nairobi What's on
Madame Butterfly at the Italian Institute of Culture
11 June 2009. Directed by Frederic Mitterand, this performance is the Italian Institute of Culture's operatic contribution to Nairobi and takes place in the institute's Michelangelo Hall. The cast is...
Cape Town What's on
13 June-16 June 2009. South Africa's premier occasion for promoting literature, The Cape Town Book Fair began in 2005 and is now an annual event. It is organised by the Publishers' Association of Sout...
Cairo What's on
La Casa at Cairo International Conference Centre
26 - 29 June 2009. Egypt's premier home and furniture show 'La Casa' is held annually at the Cairo International Conference Centre. The show attracts a wide range of viewers from architects to designe...
Cape Town What's on
10 June-4 July 2009. On its 15th anniversary the Jonny Cooper Orchestra, one of the most successful professional Big Bands in the history of South Africa, presents a new season at Theatre on the Bay....
Dar Es Salaam What's on
The Dar-es-Salaam International Trade Fair.
28 June-8 July 2009. The first Dar-es-Salaam International Trade Fair was held in 1963 and has since become a major promotional event by Tanzania's Board of External Trade (BET). Over the years the fa...
Lagos What's on
July 2009. The Shango festival is celebrated each July in Yoruba land in the Lagos area. Shango is a powerful god in the Yoruba culture and represents thunder. Shango invokes both fear and revererence...
Arusha What's on
EDCTP at Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge
12-14 October 2009. The Fifth EDCTP (European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership) Forum will be held at Arusha's Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge. The theme of the forum is "Fighting HIV/AIDS...
Cairo What's on
Cairo Money Market Expo (CMMX).
14-15 June 2009. This event presents the latest achievements in investment technologies, internet trading, information and analytical products. The programme includes educational sessions, conferences...
Cairo What's on
15-22 June 2009. The Nile Group is a local group which organizes oriental dance competitions and workshops three times a year. Egyptian teachers share their knowledge of oriental dance and Egyptian fo...
Cape Town What's on
9-27 June 2009. This show, directed by Heinrich Reisenhofer, is performed by the well-known comedy ventriloquist Conrad Koch. The characters are a small village of puppets, headed by puppet prodigy Ja...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
13 June 2009. Painter and political cartoonist Fred Halla and Dr. John Cavallo, director of the Rock Art Conservation Center of Tanzania, share the ups and downs of being a visual artist in Tanzania a...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Barazani multicultural night at the Alliance Française.
17 June 2009. The June edition of the monthly Barazani multicultural night at the Alliance Fran
