{"id":5152,"date":"2022-12-27T12:01:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amnewsworld.com\/?p=5152"},"modified":"2022-12-27T12:05:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:05:36","slug":"a-recap-of-africas-major-arts-and-cultural-highlights-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amnewsworld.com\/fi\/a-recap-of-africas-major-arts-and-cultural-highlights-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"A recap of Africa’s major Arts and cultural highlights of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2022 was an eventful year for culture in Africa. From cinema to architecture and music, let’s shine the light on some of the most significant pieces of news in the world of art and culture of the past year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ribbon was cut and “The Amazon<\/a>” was unveiled in Cotonou. Covered in bronze with an overall height of 30-meter the eponymous statue was inaugurated in the Beninese capital. The monument pays tribute to the women fighters known as Agoodji\u00e9. Until the end of the 19th century, they belonged to the elite corps of the royal army of Dahomey, a kingdom located in the south of the country.<\/p>\n

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