Hot SourceH.E. Bakary Sarr, Secretary of State to the Minister of Culture, Crafts, and Tourism in Senegal, Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr, ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, and Mamadù Serifo Jaquite, UEMOA Commissioner for Human Development, have called on regional experts and Senegalese stakeholders to intensify their efforts towards the successful organisation of the first edition of ECOFEST, scheduled to take place in November 2025 in Dakar, Senegal.
The call was made during the opening ceremony of the second joint meeting of the Regional Committee and the National Organizing Committee of ECOFEST, held in Dakar from 14 to 17 October 2025.
Speaking at the event, the representatives emphasised the strategic importance of ECOFEST as a unifying cultural platform for West African nations, designed to leverage the creative economy and cultural heritage as tools for regional cohesion and peacebuilding.
They also reiterated the full commitment of their respective authorities—H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, and H.E. Abdoulaye Diop, President of the UEMOA Commission—to mobilise the necessary resources and institutional support to ensure the success of the inaugural ECOFEST celebration.
The event will be held under the central theme: “Political Change and Crises in West Africa: What Can Culture Do?”
ECOFEST 2025 is expected to bring together cultural policymakers, creative industry professionals, artists, regional institutions, and development partners to showcase West Africa’s cultural capital while addressing pressing governance and peace challenges through cultural dialogue.
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