Culture and Tourism

We’ll continue to support Cote D’Ivoire Day celebration in Nigeria-Envoy

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5 years ago

May 8, 2022

The Ambassador of Cote D’ ivoire to Nigeria, in Abuja, Kalilou Traoré, said he would continue to support the celebration of ‘Cote D’ivoire Cultural Day in Nigeria.

The ambassador said the event is an occasion to franchising with Ivorian community and Nigerian Attiéké to celebrate cultural patrimony of Côte D’ivoire Day.

According to the ambassador, this is an avenue to foster better relations through the indigenous food called ‘attieke’.

“This is a very good day to franchise with organizers of the event and owner of Attiéké Republic; this is an occasion to celebrate cultural patrimony of Côte D’ivoire to Nigeria.

” This is also an occasion to show fraternity, to show many exhibition in makers and sellers arts, sculptures, designers, Ivorian wrapper, gastronomy (especially Attiéké food),” he said.

He commended the organiser of the event for “this wonderful initiative” , adding that they will continue to promote Ivorian culture in Nigeria.

“This event is organised to promote Cote D’Ivoire Cultural Day. I want to thank the organiser of ‘Attiéké Republic’ for the wonderful initiative.

“We will continue to encourage him to elevate the culture of Cote D’Ivoire; I will continue to support him as the ambassador.

“We also make sure this event is well known in every part of Nigeria, to all ECOWAS people, diplomacy people; this is to strengthen our relationship with Nigerians,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second edition of the event also tagged ‘Cote D’Ivoire Cultural Day”, is organized by the Attiéké Republic restaurant in conjunction with the embassy and ECOWAS.

The theme of the event is ‘Our culture, our identity’.

The event featured different Ivorian delicacies such as attiéké with roasted or smoked or fried fish, attiéké with chicken Banga soup, groundnut soup, white rice, millet pap, among others.

He said the edition was more interesting than the first, saying he was happy that the ambassador attended in person to be part of the event.

“The ambassador could not come in the first edition and he was well represented but in this edition, he came in person, this made my day for seeing him here.

He said the event was designed to hold every three months, to have a good relationship with Nigerians.

Stephanie Seudo, the wife of the organizer, said she was happy to see the crowd celebrating the event.

“I especially thank the media for making our day and publishing the event, we have greater events ahead of us,” she said.

The event was attended by some people from the ECOWAS secretariat, American embassy, European Union and the Ivorian community.

The event is to showcase the musical, social, cultural art, and other ways of unifying communities of different cultures in Nigeria.

Attiéké is a native food of Cote D’Ivoire, which had also spread to different countries like Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gambia and Nigeria.

It has been used to foster community relations and cultural exchanges.

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Creative Industry

CAFA Targets $500bn Fashion Economy At Canex Wknd 2026

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1 week ago

November 1, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Confederation of African Fashion (CAFA) will present its roadmap to grow Africa’s fashion economy from an estimated $30 billion to $500 billion at CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos.

Marking its first anniversary on November 5, CAFA will unveil a joint stand with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, formerly the National Arts Theatre, on November 5, 2026.

CAFA President, Aare (Prof.) Lai Labode, said the institution works with African governments to align sourcing, production, trade and intellectual property policies, ensuring African creativity generates greater value for African businesses and communities.

Nigeria became the first country to sign the African Fashion Industry Growth Charter on November 5, 2025, when the Honourable Minister Barr. Hannatu Musa Musawa signed on behalf of the Federal Government.

Speaking ahead of the unveiling, Minister Musawa said: “Afroliganza seeks to build a structured, values-driven fashion economy rooted in African heritage, led by African institutions, and positioned for global impact.”

On employment potential, the minister emphasized that Investment in fashion will create millions of jobs, particularly for women and youth.

Registered in Rwanda, with an office in Kigali and a desk at the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, CAFA is also working with Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards African Union adoption of the Charter. Rwanda is progressing towards becoming its second participating country and the first in East Africa.

Its first year saw fifty nations gather at the Egbaliganza-Lisabi Festival in Abeokuta and a signed MoU with Türkiye’s ASRIAD.

CAFA’s programmes promote processing African raw materials into finished apparel locally. ‘Own What We Create’ addresses intellectual property protection, while the CAFA Certified Seal and CAFA Heritage Mark support standards and authenticity. African Global Fashion Houses are currently being established across international markets.

The African Global Fashion Games will debut in Nigeria in 2028, bringing designers together under national colours. Held every three years, the Games will alternate between African and international hosts, combining competition with investor meetings, deal signings and policy discussions. Its Instant Craft event gives competing nations identical materials and a fixed clock, placing skill at the centre of the contest.

CAFA is inviting creatives, fashion designers, artisans, diplomats, economists, investors and policymakers to its CANEX stand. Visitors can explore the roadmap, ask questions and identify opportunities to contribute through design, manufacturing, investment, research, trade and international partnerships. The stand will be open daily from November 5 to 8.

CAFA calls on the African Union to adopt the Charter, and governments to sign the Games Register and form national teams.

“Fashion has always told the world who Africa is. Now Africa will decide what fashion pays,” Aare Prof. Lai Labode said.

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