{"id":117028,"date":"2026-01-09T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressactu.com\/?p=117028"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:20:54","slug":"tola-akerele-directrice-du-theatre-national-du-nigeria-je-suis-a-la-tete-dun-phare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressactu.com\/?p=117028","title":{"rendered":"Tola Akerele, directrice du Th\u00e9\u00e2tre national\u00a0du Nigeria\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Je suis \u00e0 la t\u00eate d\u2019un phare\u00a0\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div auto_robot_readability=\"49.432176656151\">\n                              <!-- partials\/article\/hook_media--standard.volt --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"hook-media--standard \" auto_robot_readability=\"-22\">\n    <picture class=\"hook-media_picture pb-8\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" 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