Under these rules, one must have a permit to stage a play, a concert or any form of public entertainment. Failure to have a permit is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for six months or both.

Elsewhere described as ‘Rwanda’s queen of the arts', Hope Azeda is the country’s rivulet of hope.

This year's program will run from June 1st to August 9th. Applications is open to all African based beginning and aspiring directors.

Chifunyise belonged to the second generation of African playwrights and theatre-makers. These were born between 1939 and 1959 and their artistic work began in the 1970s. None of the African peers compares to this record, making him the...