Founded 1959 | Area served Lagos, Nigeria | |
Type French cultural and language center Location 239, Herbert Macaulay Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria Product French cultural and language education Key people Phillipe Lebreton (Director) | ||
The Alliance Francaise of Lagos (French: l'Alliance Française de lagos) is a Nigerian non-profit institution in Lagos, Nigeria whose statutes have been approved by the Alliance Française of Paris. The Institute is involved with the training and education of Nigerians, most especially Lagosians in the French language and culture.
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History
The Institute was established in 1959. About 4,000 students register annually at the Institute for their programmes. It is the headquarters of the General Delegation of the French Alliance of Paris in Nigeria. There are ten sister locations in other parts of Nigeria including Enugu, Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri and Port Harcourt. The Lagos Institute is the largest alliance in Africa. As one of the worldwide networks of Alliances, it works closely with the Alliance Française Foundation in Paris and the Nigerian government. As the operator leading to the promotion of French language and culture, it is supported by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The French Alliance is also bound by agreement to the Ministry of Education of Lagos State for a period of 10 years renewable under a continuing education program for French teachers of the state and it is directed by Philippe Lebreton who is also the Managing Director of the French Alliance in Nigeria.
Cultural Events
Social and cultural events organised by the institute includes electronic music workshops, The World Music Day event, the annual Life in my city art exhibition, and the Dance meet Danse festival, to name a few.