Amplifying African Narratives
Malian music legend Salif Keïta has cancelled scheduled commercial performances in South Africa, including his planned MACUFE appearance, saying reports of xenophobic…
UNESCO is developing a new global framework for measuring cultural and creative industries as African policymakers seek better data on jobs, economic…
UNESCO, AUDA-NEPAD and the University of Pretoria are training professionals from nine Southern African countries in cultural-property restitution, conservation and heritage management.
CANEX Book Factory has named a three-member jury for its 2026 Publishing Prize ahead of CANEX WKND in Lagos from 5 to…
The Kinshasa African Film Festival runs through 23 August with African films, filmmaker sessions and a closing awards programme focused on cinema…
Johannesburg’s Market Theatre will host the third Kaza Kamba Pan African Theatre Festival from 20 to 23 August, bringing theatre, film, music,…
Lesotho filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s Ancestral Visions of the Future has reached MUBI audiences, bringing a deeply personal African story of memory,…
Oyo’s annual Sango Festival brings Yoruba ritual, music, dance and storytelling together in a living cultural tradition recognised by UNESCO.
Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe and South Sudan have each gained their first UNESCO World Heritage site, expanding African representation on the…
Cairo is hosting the 12th African University Games from 9 to 16 August, bringing student athletes from universities across the continent together…