The Minister of Integration, Mr. Ally COULIBALY handed the award of the second and third best African institutions that promote African integration and the Ivoirians aboard.
The event took place at his office on November 30, 2016. The Market for African Performing Arts (MASA) won the second prize, and the Bureau National d’Etude Technique et de Development (BNETD) the third prize.
Mrs. Mariam Diawara Sy, founder of la Maison de l’Afrique in Montreal and Patricia Wilson Traboulsi, President of Eurivoire won the second and third prize of the best Ivorian of the diaspora.
The Minister in his closing speech encouraged the winners to take more actions in order to strengthen integration.
The MASA is a cultural platform for promoting African Performing Arts. Its main objectives are : To Support creativity and good quality productions, To facilitate the movement of artists and their works within Africa and throughout the world, To train artists and key professionals in the production field, To promote African Performing Arts.