The Seychelles Ministry of Tourism and Culture has confirmed that from today (Wednesday) they’re joining Africa to mark the 2013 Africa Day Celebrations through their own FetAfrik.
The island’s FetAfrik Committee have pop out with an absolutely-fledged, four-day program starting with a lecture at UNISEY Campus at 1000 hours at Anse Royale on Wednesday, May 22, on Pan Africanism&African Renaissance. This would be followed by a lecture to the Seychelles Tourism Academy Students at 1300 hours by visiting Chef Kabelo Segone of South Africa and a Cultural Talk at 1630 hours on the National Cultural Center on “Soungoula,” this commonly-used word retraces its origin back to mainland Africa.
On Thursday, May 23, an exhibition by visiting South African Artist Bamba Siblya will occur at 1100 hours at Kenywn House in Victoria. It will be followed at 1700 hours by the official launching ceremony of FetAfrik 2013 on the National Cultural Center in Victoria and an African Bazaar where the National Cultural Troupe, Achille Kwame Luc, and the visiting Maasai Performance – Bomas of Kenya – can be entertaining the crowds. A fascinating visiting exhibition from the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture in Mauritius can also be opened concurrently on the national Cultural Centre itself.
On Friday, May 24, at 1000 hours, the Seychelles Association of Visual Arts are staging an Afrikart Painting Exhibition at Caravelle House whilst the African Bazaar will re-open for the day on the National Cultural Center. At 1200 noon the Maasai Performance – Bomas of Kenya might be performing within the outdoors outside the Kenya Airways Office at Kingsgate House in Victoria and at 1300 hours on the Children’s Library, Steven Rose could be conducting a narrative Telling – African Folktales session. On that very same evening from 1900 hours, an African Gala Evening shall be held at Le meridian Barbarons Hotel at Barbarons Mahe.
On Saturday, May 25, at 0930 hours on the National Cultural Center an OAU-AU Exhibition might be opened marking the 50th anniversary of the organization. This may be followed by the last day of the African Bazaar where sale of crafts, food, books, music, CDs, etc., shall be happening before the curtain closes at the 2013 Africa Day celebrations.
The Minister accountable for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Alain St.Ange has said that this year the Ministry with the support of these who believe of their African tradition and feature come forward to mark the development with renewed vigor. “The FetAfrik Committee has worked tirelessly to stage an event as a way to mark this significant date on our calendar of events. This year, we’ve got also been assisted to bring more of mainland Africa to Seychelles, and this new approach, we are hoping, would be further developed within the coming years as we continue to mark our Africa Day in Seychelles,” Minister St.Ange said.