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Amtha Kol ganted audience by HEM. Calixte Batossie Madjoulba, ambassador of Togo in France
Amtha Kol ganted audience by HEM. Calixte Batossie Madjoulba, ambassador of Togo in France and to Unesco.

His Excellency Mr. Calixte Batossie Madjoulba, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Togo in France and to Unesco, has granted audience to Amtha Kol.

Caravane d’Afrique was the focus of the discussions

The audience with singer-songwritter Amtha Kol, in charge of Caravane d'Afrique, Africa Gospel House, lasted an hour and was held in Paris on 6th March 2014 at the Chancellery of the Embassy of Togo. Caravane d’Afrique was the focus of the discussions. Caravane d'Afrique, thanks to the quality of its programming, is a cultural event that became a real success-story since its creation in 2011.

Amtha Kol briefly presented her Caravane d’Afrique, which goes every year to meet the inhabitants of all age categories in the French territorial division of Nièvre (Burgundy) and which also attracts more and more participants and spectators from further afield.

Caravane d’Afrique is already the pride of an entire continent, particularly of Togo.

The Togolese admirers have recently had the pleasure of cheering Amtha Kol on stage, on 15th December 2013, in a show at the Kégué stadium of Lome and also the day before, on stage at a VIP evening held at the ballroom of the Presidency of the Republic of Togo, as part of the Bella Bellow 40 Years Already  commemorative festivities. Amtha Kol was born from a Togolese father and a Ghanaian mother who “used to sing all day long.”

The meeting prooved both technical, constructive and relaxed

Ambassador Calixte Batossie Madjoulba is also the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Togo to Unesco. The meeting proved both technical, constructive and relaxed, in which the Ambassador asked a number of questions and was very attentive to the explanations.

Culture and music are powerful vectors for meetings and bringing people together. The Ambassador encouraged Amtha Kol and invited her to :

stand firm and continue efforts that enable Africa to meet others and others to better understand Togo and Africa through our cultural values.»

Perpetuate Caravane d’Afrique

To conclude, Amtha Kol wished and sought the involvement of the Togolese authorities in the direction of definitely sustaining Caravane d'Afrique in order to perpetuate this great event.

The Embassy and the Consulate General of Togo in France are located at 8 rue Alfred Roll, in the 17th district of Paris. The Embassy of Togo in France is the diplomatic representation of the Togolese Republic in the French Republic.

The territory of jurisdiction of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Togo in France, is not limited to France, since HEM. Calixte Batossie Madjoulba is also Ambassador of Togo in the UK, Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, to Unesco, the FAO and the Order of Malta, and Oif and to Rome and Paris based International Organizations.