During this blog's first year, I endeavored to celebrate the independence days of African countries through creating a dedicated post (you can browse them via this link). Continuing on from the July round-up, and from the general celebratory nature of this week, here are highlights from the August celebrations.
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Benin – 1st August
A rich centuries-old artistic tradition and … Angelique Kidjo
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Niger – 3rd August
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Burkina Faso – 5th August
Burkina Faso is in many ways the home of African cinema – view clips of some classic African films
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Cote d'Ivoire – 7th August
The vivid creations of photographer Paul Sika and Coupé Décalé phenomenon, Aladji
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Chad – 11th August
More art in the natural landscape and Cannes award-winning film
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Central African Republic – 13th August
Pierre Gwa's guitar will brighten the cloudiest day!
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Republic of the Congo – 15th August
Not so urbanized members of one of our continents most urbanized countries do their thing
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Gabon – 17th August
Home to Oliver Ngoma and the continent's highest Human Development Index. Find out more and listen to Oliver croon, via the post. Don't forget to check out the virtual museum at GabonArt.com
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Top images via GabonArt and available as desktop wallpaper– more details here. Cote d'Ivoire photo by Paul Sika.
