Festival International du Livre et des Arts Assimiles Du Benin for August.

Festival International du Livre et des Arts Assimiles Du Benin for August.

The first edition of Festival International du Livre et des Arts Assimiles Du Benin is set to run in Cotonou from August 10 – 12, 2023.

Festival International du Livre et des Arts Assimiles Du Benin (English: International Festival of Books and Assimilated Arts of Benin) is the newest festival dedicated to the literary arts on the continent. The plan is to host events with a literary focus like readings, panel discussions, and loads more at the three venues of Palais des Congrès, the Bluezone, and the French Institute of Cotonou.

Guests from Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, DR Congo, Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Haiti, Canada, France, Rwanda, India, Madagascar, Gabon, Niger, Central African Republic, Morocco, Ghana, Belgium, Burundi, Djibouti, and Mali have been invited.  The guest of honour country this year will be Burkina Faso.

The Benin Ministry of Culture and the Arts who are the principal organisers have asked publishing houses, bookstores, and art galleries wishing to participate to get in touch. We suggest that those who wish to do so try the official Facebook page by clicking here.

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