Africa
CANEX Names 2026 Publishing Prize Jury Ahead of Lagos Creative Economy Gathering
CANEX Book Factory has named a three-member jury for its 2026 Publishing Prize ahead of CANEX WKND in Lagos from 5 to…
Category: Art & Culture
Africa
Kinshasa African Film Festival Puts African Cinema and Social Storytelling in Focus
The Kinshasa African Film Festival runs through 23 August with African films, filmmaker sessions and a closing awards programme focused on cinema…
Africa
Kaza Kamba Festival Brings Pan-African Theatre, Film and Music to Johannesburg
Johannesburg’s Market Theatre will host the third Kaza Kamba Pan African Theatre Festival from 20 to 23 August, bringing theatre, film, music,…
Africa
Lemohang Mosese Takes Lesotho Story of Memory and Exile to Global Audiences
Lesotho filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s Ancestral Visions of the Future has reached MUBI audiences, bringing a deeply personal African story of memory,…
Africa
Inside Oyo’s Sango Festival, Where Yoruba Heritage Meets Global Recognition
Oyo’s annual Sango Festival brings Yoruba ritual, music, dance and storytelling together in a living cultural tradition recognised by UNESCO.
Africa
Three African Countries Join UNESCO World Heritage List for the First Time
Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe and South Sudan have each gained their first UNESCO World Heritage site, expanding African representation on the…
Africa
AfricFest Brings African Music, Food and Culture to Calgary in Three-Day Festival
AfricFest is concluding a three-day African cultural festival in Calgary featuring music, food, fashion, arts and diaspora businesses.
Art & Culture
Circus Zambia Brings Country’s 1960s ‘Afronauts’ Story to Edinburgh Fringe
Circus Zambia is using the Edinburgh Fringe to retell the country’s 1960s Afronauts story through contemporary African performance.
Africa
Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling Brings African and Diaspora Artists Together in UK Festival
Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival makes its UK debut on 7 August 2026, bringing together African and diaspora artists in a programme…
Africa
Africa’s Creative Economy Needs Investment Systems, Not Occasional Cultural Grants
UNESCO’s new financing dialogue highlights why African creative industries need specialised investment, stronger intellectual-property systems, better data and cultural infrastructure.