Cape Town What's on
The triathlon takes place on Robben Island for the second year. The swimming is in the harbour and the cycling and running track is around the island, taking in many of the landmarks, including the ha...
Nairobi What's on
The three women in this group exhibition explore the roles of women. The artists are Maryann Muthoni, Caroline Mbirua and Esther Mukuhi.
Muthoni is based at the Kuona Trust Studios as a full-time...
Nairobi What's on
The Italian jazz quartet plays at the Italian Institute of Culture. The quartet is on a tour of seven African cities (Libreville, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Maputo, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Harare) to i...
Lagos What's on
The third edition of this festival for African and diaspora films. This year the theme is Great Migrations. Among the films being screened are Alaskaland by Chinonye Chukwu, Black Africa White Marble...
Cape Town What's on
Photos by the anti-apartheid photographers Benny Gool, Zubeida Vallie and Adil Bradlow. Many of the photos were taken on Cape Flats and show well-known events and political activists, but there are al...
Addis Ababa What's on
You and Me is the title of the exhibition of work by Tewodros Hagos.
This Ethiopian artist displays hyper-realistic figurative paintings based on real-life experiences in Addis Ababa. His works her...
Maputo What's on
Bon Voyage. Maimuna Adam’s first solo. The artist is inspired by tales of travel and immigration as she explores her own identity and her family’s stories of travel.
Adam has a fine ar...
Nairobi What's on
Nairobi International Book Fair
The 16th Nairobi Book Fair oganised by the Kenya Publishers Association.
Book launches, workshops and seminars, including a seminar for budding authors.
There will also be the presentation of th...
Nairobi What's on
Exhibition of work by William Wambugu, an up-and-coming artist who focuses on the details of the world around him in his drawings and sketches.
This exhibition at the Goethe Institut includes many...
Accra What's on
Accra hosts the second African Women’s Film Forum. The theme this year is the creation of social justice content for film and television.
On 23 Sept there is the screening of On the Border an...
Lagos What's on
Elisalat promotes Lagos Photo festival
The fourth Lagos Photo festival is once again a joint effort between the African Arts Foundation and the Etisalat Nigeria, telecommunications company. This year’s theme is “The Mega City a...
Maputo What's on
Afrobasket for Women returns to Maputo
Afrobasket for Women in Maputo is not only the most important event for women basketball players on the continent, it also serves as the qualifying round for the women’s world basketball champio...
Maputo What's on
Black Box by Vasco Manhiça. An exhibition of paintings and drawings by this Mozambican artist who is now based in Germany. His works are in the National Museum of Art and he has had exhibitions...
Addis Ababa What's on
Heritage exhibition in Addis Ababa
Exhibition entitled Neglected Heritage. Architecture of the first 50 years of the Capital of Africa.
As Ethiopia plans for a capital of more than four million inhabitants Addis Ababa is being tran...
Nairobi What's on
StoryMoja Hay Festival Nairobi
19-22 Sept. The fifth StoryMoja Hay Festival. A four-day celebration of stories and contemporary Kenyan culture with books, forums, workshops, live performances and music. The festival is run in colla...
Nairobi What's on
Life Perceptions. Daily activities in oil and acrylic on canvas. On display are works from three different stages of Tom Mboya’s career. Mboya is a self-taught artist who left the hotel business...
Cape Town What's on
Heritage Week at Iziko. Free entrance to Iziko Museums of South Africa. Art, dance, music, discussion, performances.
Leading up to Heritage Day on 24 Sept Iziko Mobile Museum travels to locations i...
Accra What's on
This live concert will be performed by Paapa, a Dutch vocalist with Ghanaian roots, who has become over the past years a friend of Alliance Française. On this occasion the public will listen to...
Accra What's on
This concert, entitled Gold Coast Sickness, will be performed by the historical Ghanaian band The Ramblers and the New Zealand Afro-fusion band Zoh Zoh. The Ramblers International Band was founded in...
Cape Town What's on
This theatrical play, entitled A Woman in Waiting, is written and directed by Yael Farber. Based on Thembi Mtshali’s life, it offers a tough biographical journey through the life of a woman, who...
