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AfricaDay Congolese guitarist singer Niwel Tsumbu performs with his band, tonight 7:30-9PM @ The Irish Aid Centre, Dublin #AfricaDay2011 15 days ago reply retweet favorite

AfricaDay Concern/Moribong Africa Dance Group's Flash Mob @ GPO Dublin today 330pm #AfricaDay 17 days ago reply retweet favorite

AfricaDay #AfricaDay Belly dancing workshop starts at 730pm http://www.irishaid.gov.... 19 days ago reply retweet favorite

AfricaDay Swahili henna design workshop this evening from 530PM @ The Irish Aid Centre http://www.irishaid.gov.... 19 days ago reply retweet favorite

AfricaDay Kilkennys 2011 Africa day celebrations announced #AfricaDay http://twitpic.com/4zm10t 23 days ago reply retweet favorite

AfricaDay Galway African Film Festival 2011...teaser trailer http://youtu.be/L_02pydi... 26 days ago reply retweet favorite Join the conversation

Dublin Events
Event: Exhibition of Romuald Hazoume paintings followed by interview by Yacouba Konate Date: Friday, 20 May Time: 5pm - 8pm Organisation: Irish Museum of Modern Art Venue: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham,Dublin 8 Extended opening of Galleries: Romuald Hazome exhibition only 5-6pm In Conversation for 6-7pm Wine Reception 7-8pm Event Free but Ticketed; Tickets available online at: www.imma.ie/talksandlectures For Further Information: www.imma.ie Event: Family Day including a five-a-side soccer tournament Date: Saturday, 21 May Time: 10am 5pm

Organisation: Africa Centre Venue: Old Belvedere football and rugby club, 28a Anglesea Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 For Further Information: www.africacentre.ie Event: Africa's natural world and it's conservation, as well as African bazaar, arts, crafts, storytelling and games Date: Saturday, 21 May Time: 12 noon 4pm Organisation: Dublin Zoo Venue: African Plains in the grounds of Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park For Further Information: www.dublinzoo.ie Event: Wassa Wassa Drumming Workshop for Families Date: Saturday, 21 May Time: 11am Organisation: WassaWassaWorkshops Venue: Temple Bar Music Centre,Temple Bar,Dublin 2 For Further Information: www.wassawassaworkshops.ie Event: Wassa Wassa Drumming Workshop for Adult Beginner to Intermediate Level Date: Saturday, 21 May Time: 12.15-1.45pm Organisation: WassaWassaWorkshops Venue: Temple Bar Music Centre,Temple Bar,Dublin 2 For Further Information: www.wassawassaworkshops.ie Event: Wassa Wassa Concert Pathways to Africa, featuring legend of African Percussion Nansady Keita Date: Sunday, 22 May Time: 7pm 11pm Organisation: WassaWassaWorkshops, with host of Miss Africa Ireland Tina Akinole Venue: The Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 For Further Information: www.wassawassaworkshops.ie Admission Fee For All Wassa Wassa Africa Day Events - Tickets Available at TicketMaster and Tickets.ie Event: Swahili henna design workshop exploring the significance of henna, incense and khangas in Swahili East African culture Date: Monday, 23 May Time: 5.30pm - 7pm Organisation: Irish Aid & The Dublin Swahili Institute Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering & Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 For Further Information: www.swahili.ie Irish Aid Centre Event: Belly dancing workshop - experience the traditional North African dance form in this workshop

Date: Monday, 23 May Time: 7.30 pm - 9pm Organisation: Irish Aid Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27 - 31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 For Further Information: www.africaday.ie Irish Aid Centre Event: Writers' night - readings and discussions presented by Dil Wickermasinghe Date: Tuesday, 24 May Time: 7pm - 9pm Organisation: Irish Aid For Further Information: www.africaday.ie

On Africa Day, the 25th of May, Concern and the Moribo Wa Afrika Musical Dance Group will take to the streets of Dublin with a Not-so-Flash Mob Dance! South African tribal dances will be performed including the well-known coddessa. Dancers will be dressed in tribal costumes and will be accompanied by singers and drummers. Everyone is invited to join in and dance or play a drum for Africa. The first dance takes place at the intersection of Grafton Street and South King Street at 1.00pm, followed by outside the Powerscourt Centre (South William Street side) at 2.00pm and in front of the GPO on OConnell Street at 3.30pm. This event is free

Event: Investing in Africa "Society, Agriculture and Enterprise" conference Date: Wednesday, 25 May Time: 2.30pm - 5pm Organisation: Trinity College Dublin, and Self Help Africa Venue: Davis Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin This year's third annual conference to mark Africa Day will focus on the role that trade and agriculture have to play in the continent's future economic development. Trinity College, University College Dublin, and Self Help Africa collaborate with the African embassies in Ireland to present an impressive roster of international speakers to discuss the topic at an afternoon conference to be held at TCD on Africa Day, Wednesday, 25th May next. Participating speakers will include: Dr. Marcela Villarreal, Director of Gender, Equity and Rural Employment at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, and co-author of the FAO's recently published 'Women in Agriculture' report; Prof. Margaret Kigozi, Director of the Uganda Investment Authority; Prof. Keith Palmer, founder and chairman of AgDevCo and promoter of the African Agricultural Corridors; Dr. Eoin Gahan, Head of Trade, Environment and Survey Analysis at Forfas; Kalongo Chitengi, Self Help Africa Country Director for Zambia. The conference will take place in the Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre, TCD, from 2.30pm-4.30pm on the afternoon, and will by chaired by RTE chief news correspondent Charlie Bird. It will be formally opened by Minister for Overseas Development and Trade Jan O'Sullivan, and by the Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland Catherine Muigai Mwangi. Further information on the event is available here If you are interested in attending please contact: tidi@tcd.ie www.tcd.ie/iiis www.tcd.ie/tidi www.ucd.ie/hdi www.selfhelpafrica.org Event: Film screening and discussion: U-Carmen eKhayelitsha. Audience discussion facilitated by film revewier and presenter Sarina bellissimo Date: Wednesday,25 May Time: 6.30 pm - 8pm Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27 - 31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 Organisation: Irish Aid For Further Information: www.africaday.ie Event: Debate: Mission Accomplished? How Africa views Irish missionaries. Date: Thursday, 26 May Time: 6.30 pm - 8pm Organisation: Irish Aid Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering & Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 For Further Information: www.africaday.ie

Event: A Taste of Africa Date: Friday, 27 May Time: 12.30 pm - 3.30pm Organisation: Voluntary Missionary Movement Venue: National College of Art & Design (NCAD),Thomas Street,Dublin 8 For Further Information: www.vmminternational.org Event: Live music event - Niwel Tsumbu Trio Date: Friday, 27 May Time: 7.30 pm - 9pm Organisation: Irish Aid Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27 - 31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 For Further Information: www.africaday.ie Event: AKiDwAs Africa Day Celebration Date: Saturday, 28 May Time: 11.30am 5pm Organisation: AKiDwA Venue: Killarney Court Community Hall, Unit 2, Killarney Court, Buckingham Street Upper, Dublin 1 For Further Information: http://www.akidwa.ie Event: African Music Night Date: Saturday, 28th May Time: 8pm 2am Organisation: Africa Centre Venue: Russell Court Hotel, 21/25 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 For Further Information: www.africacentre.ie Event: Africa Day Supplement in Metro Eireann Date: Published on Sunday, 15 May Nationwide Organisation: Metro Eireann Venue: Nationwide For Further Information: info@metroeireann.com

Dublin City Council Libraries - Africa Day Events

Central Library, ILAC Centre
African Story Time on Monday 23rd May at 3.30pm - books with an African theme Storytelling with African stroyteller Adekunle Gomez on Tuesday 24th May at 3.30pm Exhibition on African Culture from 23rd May to 3rd June The Business Information Centre will mark Africa Day by hosting an information display highlighting print and electronic resources to celebrate African business and culture, from 23rd to 28th May. Colouring competition for children Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors

Finglas Library

African Story Time on Tuesday 24th May at 11.30am - books with an African theme Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors

Cabra Library
African Story Time for young children on Monday 23rd May at 3.00pm - books with an African theme Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors

Coolock Library
African Story Time on Monday 30th May at 11.00am - books with an African theme Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors

Ballymun Library
African Story Time on Thursday 26th May at 11.00am - books with an African theme Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors