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Sonko Launches ECOFEST 2025 to Boost West African Culture

12/6/2025

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Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko inaugurated ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar on November 30, 2025.
The festival is organized by ECOWAS and UEMOA to promote regional integration through arts and culture.
Mayor Abass Fall emphasized Dakar's cultural identity.
The event runs until December 6 with performances from West African artists.
Fall presented a plan to position sport as a cultural industry, fostering local empowerment and social cohesion through community initiatives.

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Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko inaugurated ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar on November 30, 2025.
The festival is organized by ECOWAS and UEMOA to promote regional integration through arts and culture.
Mayor Abass Fall emphasized Dakar's cultural identity.
The event runs until December 6 with performances from West African artists.
Fall presented a plan to position sport as a cultural industry, fostering local empowerment and social cohesion through community initiatives.