Annex III

Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa OCPA Draft Summary of main activities 2015 - 2019

Main activities carried out in 2015 Organization of regional and international meetings Seminar on music education research organized in cooperation with the Hildesheim University in the framework of Busara Music Festival in Zanzibar (February);

Participation in regional and international meetings

140th session of the Executive Board o the International Theatre Institute (ITI) (Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, 20 au 22 February), 1st NEPAD Regional Conference on Arts Education in Africa (for the SADC region, Newtown, Johannesburg: 11 – 13 March 2015) to develop an advocacy and policy framework for Arts Education in Africa with specific attention to the SADC region; First meeting of the International Artistic Committee of the Market of the African Performing Arts (MASA, Abidjan from April 16 - 17); Workshop on African Migrants and Creative Theatre (Ateliers de création théâtrale avec des réfugiés africains, Pettinenga, Italie, 20 – 24 mai 2015), 4th Pan-African Cultural Congress of the African Union (Pretoria, South Africa, 25 – 27 May 2015 organized on the theme: “Unity in Cultural Diversity for Africa’s Development”; 5e Forum européen de la musique (Riga, 11 au 14 juin); International conference on "Africa in search of culturally sustainable development" (CERDOTOLA, Yaoundé, June 18 - 21, 2015), Seminar of Belgian cooperation associations working in Mozambique (Maputo, 23-24 June); International Conference on Culture of Peace (Angola, Soyo, 10-11 September 2015) followed by the Enlarged Meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Network of Foundations and Research Institutions for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace in Africa; 10th edition of FESPAM in Brazzaville in Congo Communication from the Executive Director Lupwishi Mbuyamba on “African music industry and market facing the demands of cultural diversity”, 1st International Scientific Symposium of the Pende Festival organized at the University of Kikwit in the Democratic Republic of Congo from July 13 to 15. Communication from the Executive Director on "The persistence and revival of cultural values and development in Africa", Board Meeting of the Nhimbe Trust in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, focusing in particular on the Mid-Term program for the period of 3 years(2016-2018); 2nd meeting of the MASA International Artistic Committee (Abidjan, September 28 - October 4, 2015); Central African Music Market, KOLATIER. October 5th Conference on the creative economy of Africa (Arterial, ACEC, Yaoundé, Cameroon, October 9-10, 2015); 1st edition of the Biennial for the Culture of Peace in Luanda (Luanda, September 8-10) organized by UNESCO in cooperation with the AU Commission, the Angolan Government and the Network of foundations and research institutions for the promotion of a culture of peace in Africa. OCPA Executive Director Lupwishi Mbuyamba was invited to join the Scientific Committee of the Biennale; 2nd edition of the music Market for Middle-East and Africa, VISA FOR MUSIC October and attend the 36th General Assembly of the International Music Council Rabat, Morocco (10-14 November); First Meeting of the Bureau of the 4th Pan African Congress on Culture. Harare, Zimbabwe (24-28 November); The 1st meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Biennale of Luanda for a Culture of Peace in Africa (African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, 4 – 5 December); December Expert Meeting: Strengthening collaboration with UNESCO Chairs for promoting intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding (UNESCO, 17-18 December 2015), Training Publication on the OCPA Facebook page of the Report of the Sub-regional Training Seminar on "Cultural Policies and Management" for French-speaking countries in the Indian Ocean (Seychelles, 15 - 19 December 2014); Research Regional study coordinated by OCPA with UNESCO’s financial contribution on «Cultures and Religions: Problems and Experiences of Enhancing Intercultural Dialogue for Conflict Prevention and Promoting Culture of Peace in Africa” the outcomes of which will be published and disseminated; Regional prospective research project coordinated by OCPA in cooperation with Africalia (Belgium) on the theme”Anticipating Cultural Policies in Africa by 2030”. The finding will be published and disseminated in a book; *** Development of OCPA information services with the support of the OIF • Publication and dissemination of 12 issues of OCPA News; • The development of the website, in particular the posting of news about local, national, regional and international cultural initiatives, programs, projects, strategies and policies; • Maintaining and updating the Documentation Center and databases (specialists, institutions, ministries of culture, training center, donors, national cultural policies, etc.); *** Publications and articles Interviews in the African media on Cultural and Creative Industries in Africa with EY French Company and on the UNESCO International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (February); *** Heritage preservation Study about „Africa’s rich heritage is under threat” published TheConversatio.com web site by Alinah Kelo Segobye, focal point for OCPA in Botswana and member of the OCPA Technical Committee, associate professor of archaeology at University of South Africa. (June), *** Networking and partnership The contact, exchanges and discussions with the network members and external partners constituted a permanent task for OCPA all over the year and in during all the missions in the various African countries as well as in other regions. In fact these missions offered a good opportunity to renew the contact with the OCPA focal points acting in 42 African countries, with the ministries of culture in the AU Member States (Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Morocco, Mozambique, and national institutions acting in the field of culture and arts as well as with NGOs and International non-governmental organizations, like ARTERIAL (Côte d’Ivoire, CERDOTOLA (Cameroun), CICIBA (Gabon), EPA (Benin), MASA (Côte d'Ivoire), International Art Biennale of Bujumbura (Burundi) and NHIMBE TRUST (Zimbabwe) and universities like the University of Hildesheim (Germany) or the University of Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique). As to the inter-actions with international, regional and national cooperation institutions, OCPA’s Partners OCPA maintains continuous contacts with the African Union, UNESCO, Africalia, Portuguese cooperation and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), etc…

Technical assistance and advisory services Mission to Kinshasa (DR Congo, 12 et le 27 janvier) with a view to discuss with the Minister of Culture and the Arts, Mr Banza Mukalay timely issue of the national cultural policy of the country, the situation of the Artists Associations, the implementation by the Ministry, UNESCO and OCPA, of joint activities (regional study and meeting) on the status of Artists in Africa, the First Pan African Choral Festival (Africa Cantat) in preparation; Participation in the evaluation of the UNESCO Category 2 Institute of African Culture and International Understanding, Abeokuta, Niger) including the assessment of its relevance to the changing world; Contribution to the adoption of a Plan of Action of the Observatory of Culture of Mozambique (OCULTU) in May launched with the support of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Mozambique. ***

Main activities carried out in 2016 Organization of regional and international meetings "Dialogues of the Mont des Arts on “Cultural diplomacy of the XXI Century" (Kinshasa, 28 June); Regional Seminar on the Strategy for the Promotion and Implementation of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance organized jointly by OIF, the African Union Commission, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique and OCPA on the implementation of the Charter; and Meeting for the 4th SICADIA (Summit of Cultural Institutions of Africa and of the Diaspora) on the strategy of the cooperation among these institutions in the implementation of the first phase of the Agenda 2063. (Maputo, 12 to 15 October); Organization of the first African Forum of the African Music Council in partnership with OCPA, the International Music Council, the CERDOTOLA and the Foundation on the Niger River (Segou, Mali from September 29 to October 1, 2016.

Participation in regional and international meetings

Festival on the Niger River (Segou, Mali, February 2 to 7, 2016), International Symposium on "What Place for Art and the Artists in Education in Africa: Training, Creation, Valorisation? " (Niamey, 10 to 11 February 2016); 142nd session of the Executive Council of the International Theatre Institute (ITI, Fujairah, February 16 - March 1, 2016); The 9th edition of the Abidjan Market of Performing Arts (MASA, Abidjan, 5 – 12 March); Second STC Conference of Ministers of Youth, Culture and Sports (Addis Ababa, 13 to 17 June). Presentation on OCPA's achievements for the period from 2014 up to 2016; International Conference of the Chinhoyi University of Technology (Zimbabwe, 2 - 5 August 2016) on language diversity, intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding in the world - Adaptation languages and technologies to Living African Heritage; The 9th National Festival of Arts and Culture of Mozambique (Beira, 24 - 28 August); Governing Council of CERAV-Africa (Bobo Dioulasso, 7 – 15 October) and the closing of the Salon International d’Artisanat de Ouagadougou - SIAO, 6 October), Participation in the coordination meeting on Intercultural Dialogue preparing a international project on Intercultural Dialogue(UNESCO, Paris, 25-26 October 26), First World Summit of iSTAN (Beijing, China, 27 - 30 October) launching an International Internship Art Network (iSTAN) for "Inspiring the Performing Arts through the Stage Art”; Evaluation meeting on the ACP/EU project of promoting creative industries (Brussels, October 28); General Council of Arterial (Zimbabwe, Harare, 29 October); Meeting on the cooperation strategies (Zurich, aimed at to share experiences in collaborative projects between stakeholders beyond disciplinary and cultural boundaries (Zurich,1-2 November). 3rd Biennale of Arts and Literature (Brazzaville, 24 - 26 November 2016) on the challenges for artistic and literary creation related to digital development;

Training 1st Regional Seminar of Culture Managers of the States of the West African Region devoted to training on the 2005 UNESCO Convention, known as the Convention on Cultural Diversity. Organized by the CERAV in co-operation with the Observatory of Cultural Policies of the French Community of Belgium. *** Research A research project was organized and Experts from the OCPA’s Technical Committee were involved with a purpose to produce a contribution on the strategy of the implementation of the AU Charter for African Cultural Renaissance. Another research project was oriented to the preparation of the contributions to a Study on Intercultural and interreligious Dialogue in Africa: independent experts from different regions of Africa were contracted to contribute. A large consultation was launched for scientific contributions to a joint AFRICALIA and OCPA Project on the projection of African Cultural Policies by 2030. 26 Experts participated in this project with contributions which were expected to be published by the AFRICALIA, OCPA’s Partner in 2019

Development of OCPA information services with the support of the OIF • Publication and dissemination of 12 issues of OCPA News; • The development of the website, in particular the posting of news about local, national, regional and international cultural initiatives, programs, projects, strategies and policies; • Maintaining and updating the Documentation Center and databases (specialists, institutions, ministries of culture, training center, donors, national cultural policies, etc.);

Publications and articles Contribution of OCPA to the E-book of the Arterial Network on “How Free is Free? Reflections on Freedom of Creative Expression in Africa” by Hamadou Mandé (September); *** Heritage preservation Indigenous knowledge system was a topic extensively developed in the OCPA’s contributions for the implementation of the Charter program and notably in the CUT University Conference in Zimbabwe. The concerns comprise the inputs expected from Academics and researchers in the designing strategies to be discussed in the CELHTO, ACALAN -among others- agendas. The use of African languages and the promotion of the African intangible cultural heritage in general has been considered for a theme of one of the next SICADIA editions.

*** Networking and partnership The 4th edition of the Summit of Cultural Institutions of Africa and Diaspora was organized in Maputo in June 20 and attended by representatives from 20 Working session with UNESCO (Paris) on the production of educational material for promoting intercultural dialogue in Africa (February 19); Working visit to OCPA of the South African Observatory of Culture (Maputo, 21–22 March); Discussions in the framework of the MASA (Abidjan, 5 – 12 March) with Frederic Jacquemin, Director-General of Africalia and Dorine Rurashitse, the Program Officer of Africalia, on the progress of the joint research project on ”Anticipating Cultural Policies in Africa by 2030”. Exchanges representatives of CERDOTOLA, CICIBA, FESPAM, Festival sur le Niger, Arterial Network, UEMOA, etc.; Discussions with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique on the decision of the government to establish cultural markets in the 3 regions of the country. (21 April); Talks with representatives of several African countries and partner organizations of OCPA, including • the Assistant Director-General for Africa (ADG / AFR); • Director of the UNESCO Office in Bamako; • Head of the Culture Division, Department of Social Affairs, AU Commission; • Secretary - General of CERDOTOLA; • Ministers of Culture of Cameroon, Kenya and South Africa, • Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Culture of Senegal; Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between OCPA and CICIBA (June); Signing a Cooperation agreement with the International Organization of the Francophonie for 2016 (October); Appointment (September) of the OCPA Executive Director and Hamadou Mande, OCPA Assistant Research Co-ordinator as members of the Board of administrators of the Regional Centre for the Living Arts Africa (CERAV, Bobo Dioulasso); Receiving from the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Tahirou Barry a Certificate of Recognition for the contributions of OCPA to the developement of the CERAV. (November); *** Technical assistance advisory services African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) Seminar on the theme “African World Heritage…Thinking Ahead” and African World Heritage Day (Johannesburg, 3-4 May); International Conference on the mechanisms of governance promoting the contribution of heritage to development in Afghanistan (Rome, 25 to 27 May); Preparatory consultation (June) on the third National Conference on Culture in Mozambique for 2017; Cooperation to advise the Ministry of Culture of Sierra Leone on the recent legislation initiative with regard to the National Cultural Policy adopted in the country in 2014. (July). ***

Main activities carried out in 2017 Organization of regional and international meetings Organization of a Workshop on sectoral policy for performing arts in Africa organized as part of the 13th edition of the Festival on the Niger (Segou, Mali, 1 - 5 February, in co-operation with Arterial Network and the Koré Institute of the Foundation on the Niger River. Organization of the 5th SICADIA in Yaounde, Cameroun, in the framework of the celebration of the 40 years of the CERDOTOLA/ the basic documents for the functioning of the Network were presented and adopted. *** Participation in regional and international meetings The 2nd session of the Liaison Committee of NGOs in official cooperation with UNESCO (Paris, 7 February) OCPA represented the region of Africa; OCPA at the second meeting of the Liaison Committee of the NGOs in official relations with UNESCO (7 February); Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Arterial Network (Abidjan, 10 to 12 March); Seventh International Forum of NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO on “Youth and their Social Impact” (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 3 to 4 May); Forum on the National Structure of Cultural Industries of Mozambique (Maputo, 23 April); 2nd Regional Conference on Arts Education in Africa (Cairo, May 23 to 25) Communication made on "Art in formal education: an unfinished battle"; African Conference on Human Sciences (Bamako, Mali, 28 June - 1 July 2017). Communication on the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance as a resource for the construction of a contemporary African humanism; CERAV Workshop (Regional Center for the Performing Arts-Africa, (Niamey, August) on the theme of civil society participation in the implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention and the African Union's Charter for African Cultural Renaissance; International Conference on African Cultures (Harare, 11-15 September) and 60th anniversary of the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe. Communication on “Identity, Heritage and Values: Foundation for the African Cultural Renaissance”, First Meeting of the Board of the Arterial Culture Fund (Abidjan, 1 - 2 November), Commission Culture, UNESCO General Conference, 39th session (Paris, 8 - 12 November) *** Training TrainingWorkshop of the National Team in Charge of Drafting the 2nd Quadrennial Report (RPQ) of Burkina Faso on the implementation of the2005 UNESCO Convention (CERAV / Afrique in Bobo Dioulasso from 24 to 26 January); Research Closing of the UNESCO-OCPA Research Project on Intercultural and Inter-religious Dialogue in Africa, supported by UNESCO under the Participation Programme, that led to a book published in Maputo; *** Development of OCPA information services with the support of the OIF • Publication and dissemination of 12 issues of OCPA News • Development of the website, he posting of news about local, national, regional and international cultural initiatives, programmes, projects, strategies and policies; • Maintaining and updating the Documentation Center and databases (specialists, institutions, ministries of culture, training centers, donors, cultural policies, etc.);

*** Publications and articles Publication on the OCPA Facebook of the Study by Marcel Diouf, entitled "From the Cultural Charter (1976) to the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance (2006): The stages of development of the cultural doctrine of Africa", Interview with Lupwishi Mbuyamba (OCPA) in the Arterial Network Newsletter about the objectives and achievements of OCPA, and about the need for cultural policies that meet the artistic and cultural aspirations of the African peoples. (July); *** Heritage preservation Mission to Chibuene (Vilanculos), in the Mozambican province of Inhambane, on 8 January 2017, for studying the work of the interpretation center erected on this site by OCPA with the support of the Prince Claus Fund (Netherlands) in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture in 2009; *** Networking and partnership Mission to Paris and meeting with Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova (20 March). Mission to the member Institutions of SICADIA (Summit of African Cultural Institutions and the Diaspora) for the consolidation of the SICADIA network following the Seminar held in Maputo in October 2016 by the OCPA and the OIF; Talks on the cooperation with the International Organization of la Francophonie for the year 2017, in particular on strengthening the structure of the Summit of Cultural Institutions of Africa and the Diaspora (SICADIA) and on continuing assistance to the OCPA; Meetings with the member institutions of the OCPA Partners Network (July) on joint projects took place and issues of common interest were discussed, namely with ACALAN (Bamako), CELHTO (Niamey), IRES-RDEC (ancien CRAC, Lomé), CERDOTOLA (Yaounde), the African Cultural Agency (ACA, Bamako), Arterial Network (Abidjan) as well as with the members of the OCPA network of national focal points; OCPA takes also regularly the opportunity offered by the various missions to contact with ministers of culture and other governmental bodies in charge of the development cultural and artistic life for discussing timely problems of promoting national cultural policies and cultural co-operation; Cooperation with regional partners, namely with the African Union Commission Social Affairs Division and the NEPAD Human Resources Department. *** Technical assistance advisory services Mission (April) to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for preparing the first Pan-African Festival of Choral Singing planned for August 2017 and discussing the contribution of OCPA to finalizing the new cultural policy of the DRC; Mission (May) to Brazzaville for discussing the activities of the African Music Council (AMC) and the project of the creation in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, UNESCO Creative City for Music, of a Pan-African Music Library (BMP); Audience by the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique, with whom the OCPA Executive Director reviewed the planning of a series of major cultural event scheduled for 2018 (the International conference on oral history and the first Biennale of contemporary art).and the preparations for the national forum on the country's strategy concerning the cultural and creative industries which took place on 22 and 23 May 2017. This meeting was followed up in other meetings with the Minister (July) and also in the framework of the task force groups in charge of monitoring this work; Preparation, at the invitation of the South African Cultural Observatory, among series of comments on the second version of the White Paper on the future South African cultural policy. (June); Expert missions (September) to Morocco, Gabon, South Africa and Mozambique,for the technical preparation of the 5th Summit of SICADIA (scheduled for October 2017 in Yaoundé in CERDOTOLA

Activities carried out in 2018 Organization of regional and international meetings Seminar of African Champions Countries Representatives on the Guide for Implementing the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance (Maputo, 5 to 7 June) organized by the African Union in cooperation with the Mozambican Ministry of Culture and Tourism and OCPA; *** Participation in regional and international meetings suh as The Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Conference on Oral History and the Commissioner of the First Biennale of Contemporary Art (Maputo, 15 - 19 January); The First Official Celebration of the World Day of African Culture in Bamako, Mali and meeting with H.E.N’diaye Ramatoulaye Diallo, Minister of Culture (22-25 January); The 5th Edition of the Festival sur le Fleuve Niger in Ségou, Mali (from 30 January); 10th Market for African Performing Arts (MASA, Abidjan, 10 – 18 March 2018). Orientation speech of the Round Table co-organized by the International Theater Institute (IIT) and the Regional Center for Live Arts (CERAV-Africa, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) on the Performing Arts in the world market. Participation in the Executive Council of the ITI of which he is the regional representative for Africa; Participation at the celebration at UNESCO, Paris, of the World Theater Day on March 27th. The World Congress of Culture in Abu Dhabi (8 to 10 April); The 3rd African World Heritage Regional Youth Forum (Mozambique Island, 30 April to 5 May); The celebration of the 5th anniversary of Africayna (Casablanca, Morocco, 5-8 May 2018) The Board of Directors of the African Cultural Fund (Seychelles, 10 to 14 June); Meeting (Nairobi, 24 and 25 September) on the Reformulation of the Conclusions of the AU Workshop on the Implementation Guide of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance drafted in Maputo, June 2018; 5th Pan-African Congress of Culture of the African Union (Addis Ababa, 5-7 September) on Advancing the Africa Union Agenda 2063 through Creative Culture and the African Creative Economy. The Executive Director resented a paper on the Founding Values and Ideas of the African Renaissance and Pan-Africanism; Seminar on Strengthening ACALAN's Partnership with African Cultural Institutions (Nairobi, 20 - 21 September 2018); 3rd AU STC Meeting on Youth, Culture and Sports (Algiers, 21 – 25 October) on the theme “Role of African Youth in Building a Strong Culture towards Fighting against Corruption”, presentation of the Implementation Guide of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance (Maputo, June 2018); The African Union Expert Meeting on the Review of the Creative Industries Action Plan in Seychelles (14-16 November); The UNESCO workshop on cultural industries in Central Africa and the first ECCAS Conference of Ministers of Culture (Brazzaville, RCA, 27-30 November) for evaluating the implementation of the regional strategy for culture adopted in November 2013; International Conference on Tourism (Maputo, 26-28 November 2018); The Workshop on the Status of the Artist in Africa (Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 27-29 November 2018) organized by the UNESCO Regional Office in Yaoundé; the First Meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the Member States of ECCAS (Economic Community of Central African States(30 November); Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of AU CELHTO (Center for Linguistic and Historical Studies by Oral Tradition) and preparatory Meeting of the next SICADIA, Summit of Cultural Institutions of Africa and the Diaspora, Niamey, 5-7 December; The conference of the NGOs having official relations with UNESCO (Paris, 17 to 19 December); Training Training Workshop on the Implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Harare, 14 to 19 May); Program for young creators on "Emerging Scenes" (Ouaga, 23 – 29 September 2018); Research Acceptance of the preparation by OCPA of the Regional study on Cultural Policies in Africa for the working document of the World Forum of Ministers of Culture (UNESCO, Paris, 19 November 2019) under contract with UNESCO; Development of OCPA information services with the support of the OIF • Publication and dissemination of 12 issues of OCPA News; • The development of the website, in particular the posting of news about local, national, regional and international cultural initiatives, programmes, projects, strategies and policies; • Maintaining and updating the Documentation Center and databases (specialists, institutions, ministries of culture, training center, donors, national cultural policies, etc.); Publications and articles Cultural Dimension of Development - Towards the Integration of the Concept of Cultural Dimension in Sustainable development Strategies (in Spanish) by Máté Kovács, OCPA, 13 p. for the review of the Observatory of Itau Cultural, Brasil; Heritage preservation

Networking and relations with partners Presentation of the 2017 Project Report to the OIF Partner (15 January); Side meetings in the framework of MASA with representatives of several OCPA partners, including AFRICALIA, the Niger River Festival Foundation, the African Cultural Fund, CELHTO and CICIBA; Cooperation with the International Organization of the Francophony (OIF) in 2018 with a view to the planning and implementation of joint activities; Technical assistance advisory services Meeting with H.E. Dieudonné Mouyongo, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of Congo on preparing the Regional Conference on Arts Education for Central Africa (Brazzaville, 4 January); Meeting with H.E. Silva Armando Dunduro, Minister of Culture and Tourism on the general orientations of the Conference on Oral History (15 January); Contribution to the direction of the Artists Residence in Ségou, Mali (20 – 21 January); Contribution to MASA 2018 (Marché des Arts du Spectacle African/Market for African Performing Arts (Abidjan, 10 to 18 March) for the animation of the professional meetings and the support to the session of the Executive Board of the International Music Council (16 – 17 March), preceded by a meeting with different cultural and artistic African structures; Preparation of the Round Table on the Performing Arts organized in the framework of MASA by the CERAV (Regional Center for the Living Arts, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) and the International Institute of Theater ITI, Paris); Mission to Zimbabwe for the launch the Internet Portal of the RICADIA Network (April), Missions to Niamey to the CELHTO International Colloquium devoted to the celebration of the Center's fiftieth anniversary on the theme of African musical rhythms and to deliver an inaugural lecture entitled "The challenges of consolidating the musical traditions of an Africa engaged in its Renaissance”, (August); Talks with Ms Angela Martins, Head of the Culture Division at the Department of Social Affairs of the AU Commission on the preparation of the next Pan-African Congress of Culture in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 5 to 7 September, the Conference of Ministers of Youth, Culture and Sports (Addis Ababa, October) and the 6th SICADIA (Summit of Cultural Institutions of Africa and Diaspora) planned in Niamey in November; Mission to Abidjan to the technical meeting of experts invited to validate the draft Statutes of CELHTO (Center for Linguistic and Historical Studies by Oral Tradition), (August); Talks with the Permanent Secretary of the Mozambican Ministry of Culture and Tourism on the cooperation between OCPA and the Ministry on the organization of the First Biennale of Contemporary Art in Maputo. (18 October). ***

Main activities carried out in 2019 Organization of regional and international meetings organized by OCPA or with its cooperation Preparatory Seminar for the International Conference on the Status of the Artist organized by the Center for Living Arts-Africa (CERAV), the Niger Festival Foundation and OCPA (Ségou, 31 January - 1st February). OCPA Seminar on “New Trends and Directions in Cultural Policy” and the “Colloquium on Cultural Identities and Migration”, scheduled by the in Ségou from 1 to 2 February and from 6 to 7 February. *** Participation in regional and international meetings, namely The opening of the Ségou'Art Festival (Ségou, 28 January) the Board of Directors of the African Cultural Fund (2nd meeting, Ségou, Mali, 30 January); The 26th edition and 50th anniversary of FESPACO (Ouagadougou February - March); Meeting of the International Artistic Preparatory Committee of the MASA 2020 (March); The 2nd Technical Meeting on the Revision of the Cultural Industries Action Plan in Africa organized with African Union Experts for continuing the review after the Mbabane session (Eswatini, 16 to 18 April); The Workshop on the Intensification of Cultural Exchanges between African Cities and European Capitals of Culture (Rijeka, Croatia, 30 - 31 May 2019) on the Intensification of cultural exchanges between African cities and the European Capitals of Culture; UNESCO Workshop (Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire, 9 - 10 September) on culture and the UN Agenda 2030 and the revision of cultural policies, in preparation for the World Forum of Ministers of Culture (Paris, November); First International Biennale on Culture of Peace in Africa (Luanda, 18-22 September); International Artistic Committee (Abidjan, 23 - 27 September) preparatory to MASA 2020 and participation in the selection of representative artistic groups; Celebration of the 70 years of the International Music Council and the 6th World Forum held under the theme on Music Rights (Paris, 27/09-01/10); Workshop on Heritage Cultural Cooperation and Cultural Diplomacy organized by the University of Hull (UK) held on October 24 in Brussels, the ECHOES Heritage Diplomacy; World Forum of Ministers of Culture (Paris, 19 November 2019) attended by more than 120 Ministers (22 from Africa) discussing the central theme "Culture and public policies for sustainable development"; UNESCO’s General Conference: Commission IV: Culture (Paris, 20 – 22 November); UNESCO Regional Conference on the Governance of Diversity in Africa, Accra *** Training The meeting of partners of the Higher Institute of Arts and Culture (ISARC) of Mozambique on the implementation of the Institute's 2025 Strategic Plan (April); *** Research Regional study on Cultural Policies in Africa for the working document of the World Forum of Ministers of Culture (UNESCO, Paris, 19 November 2019) coordinated by OCPA under contract with UNESCO; Conclusion of the AFRICALIA/OCPA project on "Projection of African Cultural Policies by 2030" launched in 2015 for the production of a book; *** Development of OCPA information services with the support of the OIF • Publication and dissemination of 12 issues of OCPA News; • The development of the website, in particular the posting of news about local, national, regional and international cultural initiatives, programmes, projects, strategies and policies; • Maintaining and updating the Documentation Center and databases (specialists, institutions, ministries of culture, training center, donors, national cultural policies, etc.); *** Publications Publication of the book Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue: An African Experience produced with the support of UNESCO (September). *** Heritage preservation Participation in the assessment of the deterioration of the Mozambican cultural heritage caused by the cyclone Idai and Kenneth of March and Contacts with the Prince Claus Fund for funding requested under the program CER - Culture Emergency Response - at the end of which a contribution can be envisaged for the rehabilitation of the sites and the monuments damaged by cyclones (April). *** Networking and partnership Working with the members of RICADIA Network of Cultural Institutions of Africa and the Diaspora), especially on the timing and harmonization of planned activities for inclusion in the RICADIA portal; Meetings in Kinshasa with the professionals of musical organizations on the Biennial of Contemporary Art which is scheduled to open on 20 October.; Agreement with the Fondation du Festival sur le Fleuve Niger relating its support to the activities of OCPA for which OCPA Expresses its gratitude to Mr Mamou Daffe, President of the Fondation; Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with SILANG (Salon international des langues et cultures) on October 7 in Abidjan; *** Technical assistance and advisory services Cooperation with the Culture Division of the African Union Commission (First talks on n January 6th in Maputo) on the strategies to be implemented for the entry into force of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance as well as on the finalization of the processes engaged in the revision of the AU Action Plan of the Development of the Cultural and Creative Industries (Algiers, 2008); Participation in the African Union Commission mission in the framework of the Ratification Campaign in 2 countries in Southern Africa, Lesotho on 18th and 19th and Namibia on 20th and 21st of February; Mission for promoting the ratification of the Charter of African Cultural Renaissance (Conakry, 14 and 15 June) with the African Union Delegation; Mission to Brazzaville for a visit to the headquarters of the African Music Council and for a meeting with the Minister in charge of cultural affairs on the revival of FESPAM (June); Orientation mission to the team responsible for the preparation of the 2020 celebration of "Marrakech, African Cultural Capital" (November); Participation in the expert meeting on "Barometer on the governance of culture" (Bamako, Mali, December); Mission to Tunisia with the delegation of the Commission of the African Union for promoting the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance and the Agenda 2063 (December). ***