Events
Afro@digital (2003) - film screening
11/05/12, 18:30, African Information Centre
Despite the North-South gap, the information technology revolution has become a daily reality in many African countries, where the Internet, mobile telephones and digital video cameras are being used with extraordinary creativity and versatility. Afro@digital, a 52-minute documentary directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda of the Congo, and produced by UNESCO, looks at the promise ICT hold for Africa.
In French and English.
Book club meeting
10/05/12, 19:00, African Information Centre
In the May session we will talk about the current economic trends in Africa. The main source for study is the McKinsey report Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies. If you are interested in this topic, you are welcome even though you may not have time to read.
Book club meeting
17/04/12, 19:00, African Information Centre
The topic of the April Book Club session will be Liberia. The books selected for discussion are:
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - The Child Will Be Great: A Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President
Hellen Cooper - The House at the Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
Book club meeting
08/03/12, 19:00, African Information Centre
We are going to celebrate the International Women's Day with a Book club dedicated to two African women: Vera Chirwa and Wangari Maathai. Their autobiographical books that are going to be discussed are available for borrow at our library.
Screening of a new Czech documentary film
15/02/12, 19:00, National Theatre, Nova scena
This documentary tells a story of two Czech development experts in Zambia. For the first time since the release of the film, a discussion with the director, the main actors of the film as well as other experts will follow the screening.
Emil Holub and the Victoria Falls
10/02/12, 17:00, Regional Museum K.A.Polánek in Žatec
The opening of the exhibition EMIL HOLUB AND THE VICTORIA FALLS will take place on February 10, 2012 at 5.00 p.m at the Regional Museum K.A.Polánek in Žatec.
LINGALA for beginners
06/02/12, 00:00, African Information Centre
A new LINGALA course will open on 6 February 2012 at the African Information Centre. Please find the details of the course below. For information about course content and registration, please write to info@humanitasafrika.cz
Book club meeting
02/02/12, 19:00, African Information Centre
The first meeting of the Book Club in the new year is scheduled to take place on 2 February 2012 from 7 p.m. at the African Information Centre. The discussion will centre around one of the greatest works of African literature, the novel Things Fall Apart written by the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.
Tribute to Wangari Maathai
17/12/11, 19:00, Municipal Library Prague
Humanitas Afrika with the support of the Embassy of South Africa and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague cordially invites you to celebrate this important woman and strong advocate for environmental issues in Africa.
Fair Trade - Who is the Winner
08/12/11, 19:00, African Information Centre
The Book Club will this time look at the phenomenon of fair trade. We will consider its positive sides as well as the challenges it faces, looking at who it impacts and how.
