Africa: Paris Fair Celebrates Modern African Artists Reinventing Traditional Crafts
[RFI] Often disregarded in the world of fine arts, traditional crafts are at the heart of this year’s Also Known as Africa (AKAA) art fair in Paris. For its tenth edition, the celebration of contemporary African creation is blurring distinctions betwee…
Africa: Obama Joins Voices Immortalising Fela Kuti in New Podcast Series
[Premium Times] The podcast delves into the Afrobeat icon’s revolutionary spirit and enduring legacy.
Africa: How Ananse Is Stitching Africa’s Fashion Dreams Into Global Reality
[This Day] In Lagos, Africa’s bustling fashion capital, a new kind of creative revolution just launched. The Ananse Centre for Design is not just another training hub, it is a bold experiment in transforming African creativity into a global enterprise,…
Africa: New York City’s World Music Institute Celebrates 40 Years!
[Afropop] If you’ve ever seen a life-changing concert of music from a far-flung place around the globe in New York City, there’s a good chance it was produced by the World Music Institute. On Thursday, October 16, WMI celebrated 40 years of tireless wo…
Africa: Prof. Akyeampong Launches Book On Education Reform in Africa Oct 22
[Ghanaian Times] A renowned Ghanaian educationist and global thought leader, Professor Kwame Akyeampong, is set to launch his latest book, co-authored with Dr Sean Higgins, titled “Reconceptualising the Learning Crisis in Africa: Multi-dimensional Peda…
Africa: African Languages for AI – the Project That’s Gathering a Huge New Dataset
[The Conversation Africa] Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Siri or Google Assistant are developed by the global north and trained in English, Chinese or European languages. In comparison, African languages are largely missing …
Africa: Wakati Wetu – Africa’s Time to Reclaim Its Future
[New Times] This October 22 and 23, history will unfold in Nairobi. For the first time, Africa will host a Pan-African festival dedicated to reparations for slavery and colonial crimes. The event, titled Wakati Wetu – Swahili for “Our Time” – will brin…
Africa: Coalition Presses UNEP Over ‘Opaque’ Used Clothing Project
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A high-profile coalition of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers, and academic experts from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America has published an open letter to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), …
Africa: From Heritage to Prosperity – Leveraging Cultural Roots to Promote Global Africa
[Afreximbank] Prof. Benedict Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, delivered a powerful call to action at the Future Africa Forum 2025, held at The Africa Center in New York. Speaking under the theme ”From H…
Africa: More Than a Festival, Film Africa Is the Engine of Continental Cinema
[allAfrica] African filmmakers are no longer just asking for inclusion. They are claiming their place in the global film conversation.