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Alliance Française in Southern Africa

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The Alliance Française in Southern Africa comprises French language training centres in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, teaching French to over 5,000 students a year, with more than 100 teachers. The Alliance Française also offers a variety of workshops that make the learning experience more fun (French through music, French cuisine, theatre, travel...) as well as special programme for youngsters from 6 to 14 years-old.

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With over 400 projects a year, the Alliance Française provides a wide-ranging cultural program presenting a unique mix of music, theatre, visual arts and dance, with the support of the French Embassies, the French Institute of South Africa and in partnership with local companies and cultural bodies.

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Alliance Française in Port Elizabeth

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The Alliance Française of Port Elizabeth was founded in 1960. It was first situated in Bird Street, in the city centre of the Heritage site before moving to the historical site of Richmond Hill in 1990, where it now owns a beautiful Victorian House.

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The Alliance Française of Port Elizabeth is the fourth largest in the South African network established in 1936.

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We are ideally situated, right in the heart of the city, in an upmarket area full of cafés, restaurants and small designer shops.

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It has three modern classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboards, a multimedia centre and library and a gallery for exhibitions.

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Because we believe that learning a language is inherent to experiencing its culture, we organize weekly events in various fields allowing students and members of the public to engage in cross cultural dialogue.