The exhibition "Zongo en recit, des citadinites haoussas d'hier et d'aujourd'hui" is taking place in Cotonou, Benin Republic, 26 July and 3 August. Berenice Busson, PhD student at Universite Paris Cite and its organisator, presented her pictures and the result of her research in the Zongo neighbourhood of Cotonou.
The exhibition explores the history of Hausa settlement in Cotonou, how these Hausa city dwellers build a sense of belonging to the city, the challenges they face, the successes they achieve, how they negotiate their relationships with public officials.
To learn more, visit the exhibition's Instagram page
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New Culture Studio and IFRA-Nigeria are putting together a stage play "Law for Sale" as part of the French Embassy Fund project Nigerian Alternative Archives. This play written by Emmanuel Orisunmibare and produced by Fasiat Busari, is a witty drama and satire on the decadence and rot eating deep into the society as far as the rule of law is concerned. The play is built on the life of a chief judge, who sells the law to the highest bidder. His inability to control his desire to amass wealth by selling the law led to a catastrophic revolt from the people.
Practical information:
Date & Time: 31 May 2025, 4pm (arrival time), 6pm (play time)
Location: New Culture Studio, Ibadan
Purchase of tickets: https://paystack.com/buy/emmylyskilzproductions_lawforsale
Price: 5, 000 naira, free for primary and secondary school students, IFRA-Nigeria fellows
The Thursday Film Series, MIST association and IFRA-Nigeria co-organized on 24 April, a screening of "Speak up for Freedom", a documentary directed by Clément Sibony. The documentary follows six women, members of MIST, who reclaim their voice by creating a theater play. With legal justice out of reach, they stage a fictional trial, an act of defiance that transforms pain into power. Through this deeply moving documentary, we witness their journey of healing, storytelling, and resistance. MIST (Mission of Intervention and Sensitisation against Trafficking) is a French NGO founded by Nigerian women who survived sexual trafficking, and are seeking to provide support for victims.
Dr Elodie Apard, MIST board member and coordinator of the Life After Trafficking joined us for a lively post-screening discussion. We discussed the making of the documentary and the play, the role art can play in dealing with traumatic memories, the dynamics of exploitation of Nigerian women in Europe, the difficult access to justice, the role of religion and family pressure in trafficking and paths for women to build their life back. Scroll to see some pictures of this event.
If you want to learn more about the subject, we invite you to visit the MIST website and specifically their "True Talk" podcast, in which MIST members reflect on their experiences, as well as the Life After Trafficking page, as well as three of our former projects: Human Trafficking for sexual exploitation research project, Hidden Narratives on Transnational Organised Crimes in West Africa and PACKING.
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On 6 February, IFRA took part in the screening of The Poets, a documentary by director Chivas DeVinck, featuring Nigerian poet Niyi Osundare and Sierra Leonean poet Syl Cheney-Coker as they reflect on their lives, experiences, and poetry. The event, organized by the Thursday Film Series and facilitated by Dr Emilie Guitard (Prodig), was attended by Niyi Osundare himself, as well as two other writers : Molara Wood and Adéọlá Adérè̩mí. Following the movie, there was a lively discussion between students, faculty members and the three writers on environmental protection in the University of Ibadan and beyond. The full panel discussion is available on TFS’ YouTube channel!
Based on two current fieldworks conducted in Osun Grove, Osogbo and Victoria Island, Lagos, this exhibition presented some of the materials produced during these research projects in order to capture and render the sensitive dimension of spaces. This visual and sound installation presented maps, photographs, and sound recordings. Te opening in the presence of the artist and researchers was held on April 5th, at 3pm in the Hall of the Institute of African Studies, UI.
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On Tuesday 25 April, Dr Vincent Hiribarren participated in a panel discussion entitled 'The Restitution Debate: Diaspora Affairs, Migration and the Reinvention of Identity'.
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Wednesday July 12, 3-5pm, Draper's Hall, UI
On Wednesday 12th of July 2017, iOpenEye Ltd, the Institut Francais of Nigeria, IFRA Nigeria and the Women Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC) were pleased to present “HEAR WORD! Naija Women Talk True” in Draper’s Hall, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan.
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8th of June 2017, University of Ibadan
On the 8th of June 2017, Apkass, the Institut Francais of Nigeria and IFRA Nigeria were extremely pleased to organise two special events in presence of the prominent filmmaker Alain Gomis, two-time winner of the Golden Stallion for the best African film at the FESPACO Festival of Ouagadougou and recipient of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.
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As a crowning final to this really fruitful academic year, IFRA Nigeria and WORDOC, together with the Institut Français Nigeria, iOpenEye Ltd and the Institute of African Studies, are delighted to invite you to the presentation of HEAR WORD! Naija Women Talk True, a piece of performance art staged by Ifeoma Fafunwa, on Wednesday 12th of July from 3pm to 5pm in Draper's Hall, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan.
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