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Walk into almost any national museum on the continent and you will feel two stories pulling against each other. African Museums hold the objects, voices and memories that tell who we are, yet many of them were built, named and arranged by the very powers that once ruled us. That tension is the heart of […]
Puppetry came long before cinema screens and streaming platforms, the art of moving carved figures in the firelight had the magic to silence an entire village. African Puppetry is one of the continent’s oldest and least celebrated art forms, and as history reveals it has carried laughter, warnings, history and prayer across generations. Today, as […]
Africa has never run short of stories. African Animation has spent two decades proving that the continent’s characters can charm audiences from Lagos to Los Angeles, yet the biggest profits from those characters have often landed somewhere else. That gap between creativity and ownership is the real story. Africa has talent, folklore and a young […]
A London courtroom delivered a verdict that will split opinion among fans for days. Chris Brown avoids jail after admitting he beat a music producer with a bottle in a Mayfair nightclub, a case that has trailed the singer for nearly three years. The sentence On Monday, Southwark Crown Court handed the 37-year-old an eight-month […]
Africa doesn’t need an introduction to good music, but it does deserve a proper travel plan. The Upcoming African Music Festivals on this year’s calendar stretch from the forests of Uganda to the beaches of Ghana and the old streets of Zanzibar, and there’s still time to get tickets for several of them. Whether your […]
Every year, as October slides into November, the coastal town of Grand-Bassam trades its quiet colonial calm for drums, white clay and crowds in their finest cloth. The Abissa Festival in Côte d’Ivoire is the annual celebration of the N’zima people, and it is one of the few festivals in West Africa that asks you […]
Picture a stretch of Sahel sand at the end of the rains. A row of men in painted faces and ostrich feathers sways together while women watch them with unhurried eyes. The Gerewol Festival is among the most startling sights in Africa, a gathering that flips the usual script of courtship on its head. Here […]
Not long ago, finding a good show made in Lagos, Accra or Johannesburg meant waiting for a TV slot or hunting through YouTube. The best African web series have changed all that. They are funny, sharp and unmistakably ours, and they turn up on phones from Kisumu to Kumasi. The shift has been building for […]
Before there were studios, streaming apps or written scores, there were hands, hollow gourds and hollowed-out logs. Traditional African musical instruments carried news, called communities together and spoke to the ancestors long before anyone thought to file it all under “music.” Today, these African musical instruments still set the beat at weddings, funerals, festivals and […]
For decades, the story of African film was told mostly by men. That is changing fast, and African women filmmakers are leading the shift with stories that feel personal, daring and impossible to ignore. From Dakar to Nairobi to Lagos, female African filmmakers are picking up cameras, raising money against the odds and putting their […]
Walk into a village in north-western Zambia during the dry season and you may hear the drums before you see anything. The Makishi Dance of Zambia is one of the most striking cultural performances on the continent, a ritual in which towering masked figures step out of the bush and, for a few days, the […]
Think back to the stories you grew up with. Maybe a grandmother told them under a darkened sky, or an uncle acted them out with a voice for every character. That is where African folklore began, and today it is walking straight into cinemas, streaming apps, game studios and playlists around the world. For a […]
Nigeria’s Ayra Starr is about to do something no African artist has done before. The Ayra Starr NFL halftime show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday makes her the first African act to headline an NFL halftime performance, according to Nigerian and Ghanaian media reports. She will perform during the game between the Philadelphia Eagles […]
Walk into a nightclub in London, a wedding in Houston or a taxi in Seoul, and there’s a good chance the beat you hear started in Lagos, Johannesburg or Accra. African entertainment has moved from the margins to the main stage, and it got there on its own terms. Nobody handed the continent a seat […]
Few people in Ghanaian fashion are as recognisable as Nana Akua Addo. Her name now dominates timelines for a painful reason: the Nana Akua Addo husband abuse allegations trending videos have set social media alive, and her husband has publicly denied wrongdoing. Two accounts, no verdict The couple’s marriage has run for about 14 years. […]
Open any global playlist and you might think a whole continent makes one kind of music. A Guardian commentary this week argues that Western perception of African music and Afrobeats culture has grown dangerously narrow, to the detriment of the whole continent’s culture. For anyone who grew up with highlife at weddings, bongo flava on […]
African storytelling has been shaking festival halls from Cannes to Venice for decades, and the world is finally paying attention. If you want a solid watchlist, this guide to the 10 best African movies of all time to watch is a good place to begin. The ranking mixes critical weight, cultural influence and how well […]
For decades, Africa has earned its living from what lies under the ground. Africa gaming industry growth and investment now point to a different kind of export, one that ships through an app store instead of a port. The people building it say the continent’s next big story may be written in code, art and […]
NAIROBI: The Kenya One Woman One Bra 2027 Oscars campaign is now official. Last week the Kenya Film Commission named Vincho Nchogu’s debut feature as the country’s official selection in the Best International Film category, with the awards ceremony scheduled for 14 March 2027. A unanimous pick from three submissions The Kenya-Nigeria co-production was selected […]
