Art & Culture
Michel Kuka Mboladinga Turns a World Cup Stand Into a Living Memorial to Patrice Lumumba
DR Congo’s silent superfan, known as Lumumba VEA, brought one of the World Cup’s most arresting cultural images to the stands: a…
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Art & Culture
Tyla, Burna Boy and Africa’s Soft-Power Moment at the World Cup
African artists at the World Cup underline how football, music, fashion and youth culture are turning global sport into a platform for…
Art & Culture
Fela’s Zombie at 50: Protest Music, Memory and the Politics of Obedience
Fifty years after its release, Fela Kuti’s Zombie remains one of Africa’s most powerful cultural critiques of military power, obedience and civic…
Art & Culture
Congo Boy’s Cannes Recognition Puts Central African Storytelling in the Spotlight
Congo Boy’s Cannes recognition gives Central African cinema a sharper global spotlight and expands the conversation beyond Africa’s best-known film industries.
Africa
African Cinema’s Cannes Momentum Now Faces the Distribution Test
Recent Cannes recognition for African and African-linked films underlines growing global visibility, but the next challenge is turning festival momentum into distribution,…
Africa
African Union, AFRIMA Confirm January 7–11, 2026 for 9th All Africa Music Awards in Lagos
The African Union and AFRIMA confirm January 7–11, 2026 for the 9th All Africa Music Awards in Lagos. The event will feature…
Art & Culture
Egypt Opens the Grand Egyptian Museum, Showcasing Tutankhamun’s Tomb Artefacts in Full for First Time
Egypt opens the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids in Cairo, unveiling the full Tutankhamun treasure collection and more than 100,000 artefacts,…
Art & Culture
10 East African Literary Classics That Shaped a Region’s Voice
Across East Africa, literature has never been merely an art form — it has been a vessel of memory, resistance, and imagination.…
Art & Culture
The Timeless Voices of West Africa: 10 Literary Works That Defined a Region
There are stories that speak — and then there are stories that sing. West Africa’s literary tradition belongs firmly in the latter…
Art & Culture
World Sports Photography Awards 2026 Opens for Entries, Canon Announced as Official Imaging Partner
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – October 7, 2025 — The World Sports Photography Awards (WSPA), the world’s leading celebration of sports photography, has officially…