Africa: Africa’s Biggest Stars Set to Hit Ovo Arena Wembley for Afrobeats Legends Festival
[Vanguard] The First-Ever Afrobeats Legends Concert is Set to Bring Africa’s Biggest Stars to London, UK.
Africa: Nigerian Artists Display Ingenuity in Art Master Africa Competition
[Vanguard] As the Nigeria creative industry evolves, more extremely talented artists push their way into the art space with bold statements about the country’s impressive position in the global art scene.
Africa: Joy Dancer – Dance Documentary Shows the Power of Movement to Give a Voice to the Silenced
[The Conversation Africa] In 2018, when visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, choreographer Gregory Maqoma came across the multimedia installation The African Choir 1891 Re-imagined (2017).
Africa: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi – Preserving the Cultural Heritage
[IPS] Stockholm, Sweden — More durable than bronze, higher than Pharaoh’s
Africa: Womex 2024 Wraps Up in Manchester, UK
[Afropop] The end of October brings autumn leaves, cooler weather, Halloween, and, of course, the Worldwide Music Expo (aka WOMEX). The floating convention takes place in a different city each year and this year it was held in Manchester, England. The …
Africa: Aftermath Festival Management Residency Programme, Pawstudios Africa Set for ‘Lagos Fringe 2024’
[Premium Times] Pawstudios Africa is a pioneering incubator hub that elevates African storytelling and creativity through diverse arts and culture programmes.
Africa: People Need to Play
[UCT] Professor Mark Solms of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Neuroscience Institute delivered a lecture about the importance of play to an auditorium of UCT alumni on 31 October. The session was convened by the Legacy Society, which encourages peo…
Africa: African Writers Celebrated With Prestigious French Literary Prizes
[RFI] French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud on Monday won France’s top literary prize, the Goncourt, for a novel set during Algeria’s civil war between the government and Islamists in the 1990s. His main rival was Burundi-born Gaël Faye, who was Mond…
Africa: African Publishing Is Being Revolutionised – Report Explores Trends in Six Countries
[The Conversation Africa] African book publishing is in a rare moment of transformation, according to a new report. It’s an industry that has historically survived at the mercy of multinational publishing houses and donor funding. These arrangements, s…
Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries – Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debat…