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.
Category: Culture
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
Five West African States Move Toward Second Submarine Cables to Reduce Internet-Outage Risk
The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone are evaluating additional submarine-cable capacity to strengthen digital resilience and reduce the impact of…
Africa
Cameroon’s Achu Culinary Tradition Moves Closer to UNESCO Heritage Recognition
Cameroon’s Achu culinary tradition is being evaluated for possible inscription on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list in 2026.
Africa
Kenya Charts Path Towards Coordinated Digital Platform Governance
UNESCO says Kenyan regulators and civil-society organisations are refining a coordinated framework for digital-platform governance, following technical workshops held in June and…
Africa
East Africa’s Kiswahili AI Push Is About Economic Inclusion, Not Only Language Preservation
East Africa is developing a Kiswahili Trust Mark for AI systems, linking language inclusion to digital access, trade, education and public services.
Africa
Accra Indie Filmfest Shows How Short Films Are Expanding Africa’s Creative Reach
Accra Indie Filmfest will screen 43 selected short films from 22 countries. Its wider value lies in the training, pitching and professional…
Art & Culture
89th Ada Asafotufiami Festival to Focus on Cleansing and Renewal
The Ada Traditional Council announces adjustments to activities planned for the 89th Ada Asafotufiami Festival, scheduled for 7th–14th August 2026.
Africa
Gaborone’s Billie Jean King Cup Week Highlights the Infrastructure Gap in African Women’s Tennis
Botswana’s Billie Jean King Cup hosting provides a timely lens on the costs, infrastructure and commercial gaps limiting the development of African…