Africa
African Union to Spotlight Creative Industry Financing and AI at CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos
The African Union Commission will use CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos to advance discussions on financing, intellectual property, market access and the…
Category: Art & Culture
Africa
Dakar 2026 Opens as Senegal Hosts Africa’s First Olympic Sporting Event
Senegal has opened the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, making history as the first African country to host an Olympic sporting event.…
Art & Culture
Nigeria’s Kakanda Wins Top Prize at Cannes Pan-African Film Festival
Nigerian film Kakanda, directed by Toka Mcbaror, has won the best feature-length fiction award at the 2026 Festival International du Film Panafricain…
Art & Culture
AKAA Art Fair Returns to Paris With New Focus on African Photography and Cultural Memory
The eleventh edition of AKAA, Also Known As Africa, has opened in Paris with a programme highlighting contemporary African and diaspora art…
Art & Culture
Pan-African Film Festival Returns to Cannes With Focus on Cinema and Diaspora Storytelling
The International Pan-African Film Festival has returned to Cannes for its twenty-third edition, bringing together filmmakers, audiences and cultural practitioners for five…
Art & Culture
Four African Countries Could Secure First UNESCO Intangible Heritage Inscriptions
Eswatini, Lesotho, South Sudan and Tanzania could achieve their first inscriptions on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage lists when an international committee meets…
Art & Culture
Abuja Film Festival Opens Debate on AI, Copyright and the Future of African Storytelling
The 23rd Abuja International Film Festival is placing artificial intelligence, ethics and creative ownership at the centre of its 2026 programme, bringing…
Art & Culture
Film Africa 2026 Highlights African Women Filmmakers and the Continent’s Screen Industries
Film Africa returns from 23 October to 1 November 2026 with a programme that places African women filmmakers at the centre of…
Art & Culture
Casablanca’s Euro-Africa Biennale Connects African and European Creative Communities
Casablanca is hosting the 2026 Euro-Africa Biennale from 15 to 18 October, bringing together artists and cultural organisations for a four-day programme…
Art & Culture
African Modernism Takes the Spotlight as 1-54 Art Fair Returns to London
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House in London this week with a renewed focus on African modernism, bringing…