World Festival of Black Arts

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World Festival of Black Arts
Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres (FESMAN)
World Festival of Black Arts logo
GenrePan-African
LocationsDakar, Senegal; Lagos, Nigeria; Stone Town, Zanzibar; Arusha, Tanzania; Kisumu, Kenya; Accra, Ghana
Years active1966, 1977, 2009/2010, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Organised by1966: Leopold Senghor,
1977: Olusegun Obasanjo,
2010: Abdoulaye Wade,
2022: Abioye Yinka
2023: Abioye Yinka
2024: Abioye Yinka
2025 : Abioye Yinka

The World Festival of Black Arts (French: Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres), also known as FESMAN or FMAN, has been a series of month-long culture and arts festivals taking place in various parts of Africa. The festival features participants of cultural expression – arts, literature, music, cinema – from around the African Diaspora.

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