Chad, 5 - 10 November 2018, first edition

South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, CAR, DRC, Rwanda, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

About

The Africa Cup of Slam Poetry (ACSP) is a “Panafricanist” event that brings together artistic talent from Africa and globally. ACSP creates synergy, unification in the artistic scene and hence works on a united Africa.

​Slam Poetry, the celebration of words, has become an important cultural expression in many African countries over the past decade. ACSP promotes Slam Poetry as a uniting force. It is based on national competitions whose winning teams will join the African Cup in Ndjamena in November 2018

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The ACSP 2018 is a 5-day event in N'Djamena, Chad, from 5 to 10 November 2018. It consists of a series of concerts, debates, workshops, graffiti, film screenings, slam challenges and various competitions. During the slam competition, the main event of ACSP, the winners of national slam competitions will compete for the continental crown.  The organization of this huge event will be in collaboration with the platform, Tchad+, of the International Festival “N’Djam s’enflamme en Slam”.

PROGRAM

2018 Host - CHAD

​Chad has been elected as the host country in response to a call for proposals, showing its ability to organize large-scale events, through the Tchad Plus Association.

​For several years, the Association has been organizing cultural workshops, but above all, it is the organizer of the Festival International “N’Djam s’enflamme en Slam” which takes place every year in Chad. It also has a large group of partners and local administrative facilities. The last edition, which took place 23-29 October 2017 has received 18 countries and 45 foreign guests as well as delegations from the provinces for the national slam cup. No visa issues have been notified and accommodations were successfully insured on only 3 sites. There are several possibilities for concert stages: Institut Français du Tchad, Maison de la Culture Baba Mustapha, Espace Culturel Talino Manu, Maison de Quartier de Chagoua and lots of open spaces. 

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