Africa
Zimbabwe’s Simbarashe Kundizeza Wins 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has won the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story The Blue Fighter, earning…
Category: Art & Culture
Art & Culture
Nigeria Wants CANEX to Turn African Creative Talent Into Trade, Investment and Intellectual Property
As Lagos prepares to host CANEX WKND 2026, Nigeria and Afreximbank are positioning the gathering around a bigger proposition: turning Africa’s creative…
Africa
Lagos Becomes the Choreography in Qudus Onikeku’s New Berlin Performance
Qudus Onikeku and QDance Company are taking Lagos to the Berlin stage through dance, sound, fashion and archives, treating the Nigerian megacity…
Art & Culture
King Sunny Adé at 80: How Jùjú Music Became a Global African Cultural Export
King Sunny Adé’s 80th birthday offers more than a moment of celebration. His six-decade career shows how a deeply Nigerian sound became…
Art & Culture
CANEX Puts Investment at the Centre of Africa’s Creative Economy Push
CANEX WKND 2026 will bring its Deal Room to Lagos in November, connecting investment-ready African creative businesses with financiers and investors across…
Art & Culture
World Afro Day Marks Ten Years as Hair, Identity and Culture Take Centre Stage
World Afro Day is celebrating its tenth edition with a three-day London festival bringing Afro hair together with culture, identity, health, fashion,…
Art & Culture
WOMAD Cape Town Celebrates Miriam Makeba’s Enduring Global Cultural Legacy
WOMAD South Africa is marking Miriam Makeba’s enduring influence with a Cape Town tribute bringing together music, poetry, storytelling and community.
Africa
UNESCO Exhibition Places Africa and Its Diaspora at the Centre of World History
A new UNESCO exhibition in Paris will draw on the General History of Africa to highlight the contributions of Africa and its…
Africa
From Borama to Venice: Somali Cinema Claims a New International Stage
Somalia’s first National Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia is expanding its programme into contemporary cinema, with three days of screenings in…
Africa
Africa Needs AI Creator Protections Before Voice Cloning Becomes Normal
By Michael Neely Artificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for Africa’s music, film, broadcasting, advertising and digital creative sectors. It can lower…