6 - 7 June 2015 The Second International Festival of African culture «Afrofest-2015»
The Second International Festival of African culture «Afrofest-2015», organized by "House of Africa" the non-commercial partnership for the development of cultural, educational, business and public relations, took place on 6 - 7 June 2015 in Park Fili, Moscow.
The Institute for African Studies was one of the partners of the festival for the second year.
In the opening ceremony of the Festival participated:
Doyen of the African diplomatic corps, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Madagascar, Dr. Eloi Alphonse Maxime DOVO,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Benin Dr. Anicet Gabriel KOTCHOFA,
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. Paul Kibiwott KURGAT
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Rwanda, Dr. Jeanne d'Arc MUJAWAMARIYA
President of the "House of Africa" Serge Fokas ODUNLAMI
The representative of the Turkish Airlines
Ensemble of folk music and dance «INGANZO NGARI» (Rwanda)
Music and Dance Ensemble «CAC OSHALA» (Benin) Dance Gelede
Ensemble of folk music AFROMANIA (Guinea)
Acrobatic performances (Kenya, Congo)
Master classes of African dance (Angola, Nigeria, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire)
Songs by Russian authors performed by Marie Nzhipuakuyu, a graduate student of the People's Friendship University (Cameroon)
Outdoor fashion show:
Russian designer Ksenia ZENKA
Ghana - Nana Serwaah
Tanzania - Alinda Sawe
