On Sunday 27 September 2026, New Culture Studios and IFRA-Nigeria organized a roundtable & screening on the theme "Heritage & Family Archives". In a roundtable moderated by Dr Delphine Manetta, IFRA-Nigeria's Deputy Director, Dr Sa'eed Husaini, researcher at the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja, Rosy Ngouma Noah of Cecile Fakhoury gallery representing Roméo Mivekannin, an internationally recognized multidisciplinary artist, and Rufus Nwoko, creative director of New Culture Studios offered their vision on the role and meaning of archives.
From left to right on the stage: Rosy Ngouma Noah, Rufus Nwoko & Dr Sa'eed Husaini
This event is part of our Débats des Idées (Debates of Ideas) programme, on the theme “Écouter les voix sensibles et alternatives pour ouvrir la voie” (“Listen to sensitive and alternative voices to pave the way”), supported by the Institut Français.
The discussion centered around three key questions:
- What are your relations to archives?
- How do you engage with decoloniality?
- How can we offer a new vision of history, giving voices to those that were marginalized?
It was followed by a screening of Colette & Justin, a documentary by Alain Kassanda in which he explores the story of the Democratic Republic of the Congo through the lives of his grandparents, under colonial domination, during the fight for independence and the internal political struggle that followed. Alain Kassanda himself joined us online to discuss his work with the audience.
Audience member during the Q&A session