Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Kampala thumped with rhythm and melody on the June 21 as Alliance Française de Kampala (AFK) hosted a vibrant Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) celebration at the Sheraton Hotel gardens. The free concert, a Kampala tradition for years, brought together a diverse …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The French government, in collaboration with Alliance Française de Kampala (AFK), and the Association of French Teachers in Uganda (AFTU) is set to propel French language education in Ugandan secondary schools. This joint initiative will see a substantial financial injection to enhance learning resources, …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Alliance Française de Kampala, joining forces with the Fonds Médiathèque and the French Institute, launched a program that will tackle social issues and foster empowerment for underprivileged women in Ugandan communities by creating a bridge between them and established Ugandan women writers. …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Alliance Francaise de Kampala (AFK) on March 11th, hosted an awarding event for schools that participated in the French language diploma (DELF) school competition themed, “Njogera Francais- I speak French” The DELF is an internationally recognised certification awarded by the French ministry of education …
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Alliance Française’s Fête de la Musique came to a festive close on Saturday night with its main concert at École Française on Kampala’s Lugogo Bypass. The week-long music festival, which started in France in 1982, shone a light on some of Uganda’s greatest yet little know musical talents in the …
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Kampala’s lovers or classical and jazz music gathered at Sheraton Hotel for Fête de la Musique’s Sentire perfume concert on the evening of World Music Day, June 21st. The classical music audience – which was mixed with notably more internationals than Ugandans in attendance – was treated to free wine …
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Alliance Française opened their week-long music festival Fête de la Musique on Sunday June 18 at QuePasa in Kampala, drawing a large and lively crowd. The line up of artists included lesser known but highly talented Uganda singers, poets and instrumentalists including Body of Brian, Wake the Poet, Apio Moro …
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The World Music Week (Fête de la Musique) that started in France in 1982, comes to Uganda again this week. This year the Alliance Française Kampala in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Uganda, the Sheraton Hotel Kampala, the Ecole Française les Grands Lacs, the Pearl Rhythm Foundation, Que …
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By Ronald Musoke The stage is set at Alliance Française this Sunday, Dec. 16, where more than 20 of Uganda’s finest musicians will come together to present Uganda’s finest World Music, a new genre that is slowly catching up among Ugandans. The list of artists expected to perform reads like …
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