Over the last 18 years, the FEMUA has established itself as a major date in the African cultural calendar, with concerts in Anoumabo and Dimbokro in Ivory Coast. Showcasing a continent of musical styles – including Afrobeat, rumba and rap – the event was founded by A’Salfo, frontman for the band Magic System. FRANCE 24’s reporters tell us more about this year’s line-up, special guest country Gabon and the wealth of cultural events taking place at FEMUA 2026.
We also learn more about Fally Ipupa’s new double album, as the Congolese rumba star marks 20 years in the music industry with major stadium concerts in Paris.
And Palestinian lives are in the spotlight at the agnès b. gallery, as artists seek to put a name to the tragic and overwhelming statistics that recount the human cost of the ongoing war in Gaza.
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