Tidiane Diouwara
Founder of the Lausanne Afro Fusions Festival (LAFF), initiator of FILAA
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About us
Who is behind FILAA?
FILAA is a project of CIPINA, a Lausanne-based association working since 2013 for a different image of Africa and its diasporas.
CIPINA
A CIPINA project
CIPINA (Centre d’Information et de Promotion de l’Image d’une Nouvelle Afrique — Centre for Information on and Promotion of the Image of a New Africa) is an association constituted under Articles 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code. It describes itself as a “think and do tank” for integration, development and cooperation, promoting a positive image of African people and people of African descent living in Switzerland and elsewhere.
The association also organises the Lausanne Afro Fusions Festival (LAFF) and holds special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). FILAA extends this commitment to books and the arts.
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The team
The FILAA committee
A small team, formed in 2026, and growing: you can join it.
Sébastien Milcé
Literature student specialising in African studies
Fabiano De Donno
Communication and photography
Véronique Tadjo
Writer, patron of the first edition
Values
What guides us
To promote African books and arts, whether traditional or contemporary, to a wide audience.
Sharing
Circulating books, ideas and knowledge across generations and continents.
Diversity
Showing the plurality of African and Afro-descendant literatures and arts, without reducing them to a single block.
Inclusion
A festival open to everyone, whatever their relationship with books.
Enjoyment
Reading, listening, talking, applauding: culture as a celebration.
Partners
They make FILAA possible
Support
Support FILAA
The festival relies on volunteers and on the support of its community. Here is how you can help.
Become a member
By joining CIPINA, you support its projects, including FILAA. Annual fee:
- Standard rateCHF 100.–
- Reduced rate (students, retirees, volunteers)CHF 60.–
Make a donation
Every donation helps us invite writers and grow the festival. By bank transfer:
- Beneficiary
- CIPINA, CP 395, 1001 Lausanne
- IBAN
- CH67 0900 0000 1245 7012 3
- BIC
- POFICHBEXXX
- Reference
- Don FILAA
Become a partner
Institution, company, bookshop, media or association: let’s build the 2027 edition together.
Write to us Or join the volunteer team