Arusha What's on
There have been over 70 films showing at the Arusha African Film Festival (AAFF) now in its third year.
As usual the festival focuses on the young, with shorts, documentaries and a few feature film...
Accra What's on
Ghana's first theatre festival includes some 21 classical and contemporary drama and dance productions, as well as music and a series of workshops for students.
The festival, which is supported by...
Accra What's on
The festival uses film to create awareness of the environment and how to keep it clean.
This year films are focusing on the link between the cleanliness of the environment and public health, in par...
Nairobi What's on
The theme of Nairobi's 17th international book fair this year is Catch the Reading Bug.
Events include book launches, workshops and seminars – one of the topics is how to get published &ndash...
Cairo What's on
Egypt's first comics week, entitled BECA Between Cadres, examines the creative art and development of comics and the graphic novel in the country.
The week of exhibitions, workshops, discussion gro...
Cape Town What's on
As its name suggests this new festival is programmed as a mix of all that is small, independent and experimental in the performing arts, but mainly theatre, dance, comedy, jazz and cabaret. It is a ne...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Thursdays films at the Goethe Institut
The Thursday showings at the Goethe Institut continue with two controversial films, Majub's Journey by Eva Knopf (Germany 2013) and Umunthu by Mwizalero Nyirrenda (Malawi 2013).
The first film cove...
Cape Town What's on
The Cape Town marathon, which has been a fixture since 2007, runs over a flat and fast course designed to give both experienced runners fast timings and beginners a good introductory experience.
Th...
Lagos What's on
Seminars, discussion groups and contests give Nigeria's fans, creators and actors an opportunity to look at the best of the country's comics, animations, manga, video games, films and graphics.
Addis Ababa What's on
This exhibition entitled Identity displays work by the young Ethiopian artist who examines the destruction of the historic neighbourhoods and buildings of Addis Ababa in an attempt to understand the n...
Nairobi What's on
This documentary Beautiful Tree, Severed Roots by Kenny Mann is showing at the Storymoja festival in Nairobi. It has been described by Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott as “a documentary full of...
Cape Town What's on
Screening of the documentary Children of the Light, about the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the work of his foundation, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.
The film is first about the life of t...
Nairobi What's on
Kunle Ayo for Safaricom jazz festival
Kunle Ayo, one of the continent's most-in-demand jazz guitarists performs at the Carnivore Grounds under the auspices of the Safaricom jazz festival.
Nigerian-born Ayo, who has made his name perfor...
Accra What's on
The theme of this year's show is Gardening for Value: Health, Beauty, Jobs and Income.
The Ghana Garden and Flower show, now in its second year, is designed to highlight the country's horticultural...
Addis Ababa What's on
The complicities of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo 1914-1955.
Organised by the Mexican embassy in Addis Ababa as part of the 65th anniversary of bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Mexico.
Th...
Nairobi What's on
Katarikawe is often called Africa's Chagall because of his dream-world subject matter and his use of colours.
He is quoted as saying that everything he paints – and sometimes there is a fine...
Cape Town What's on
The premier of this rock musical, with its 25-member cast, seven-piece rock band accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, plus a host of advanced digital aids.
Rockville2069 is set in the ye...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
A series of theatre production workshops based on the Commedia dell'Arte tradition organised by the Goethe Institut Tanzania. The results of the workshop will be staged at the international Bagamoyo a...
Arusha What's on
Security concerns postpone Sarfari Marathon
The Safari Marathon, which was scheduled on 7 September, has been postponed until 2015 for what have been called “security reasons”.
Accor...
Maputo What's on
In this interdisciplinary contemporary dance performance choreographer Pak Ndjamena and visual artist Rafael Bordal Mouzinho base their inspiration on the centaur from Greek mythology - half horse, ha...
