Nuits d'Afrique festival returns for 40th time | Africanews

Forty years ago, Lamine Touré, a native of Côte d’Ivoire and owner of the legendary Balattou club, and Suzanne Rousseau launched this ambitious project to celebrate African cultures

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The Nuits d'Afrique International Festival is back for its 40th edition

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