An advertising brochure from 1970 reappears to recall the cruise trips from the Canary Islands to the West African coast. Published in Costa Canaria magazine, it promoted routes linking Las Palmas and Santa Cruz with Banjul, Villa Cisneros and Dakar .....
Culture
From its ancestral rhythms to its contemporary innovations, African culture is a living testimony to resilience, creativity and unparalleled diversity.
The Senegalese writer Boubacar Boris Diop (Dakar, 1946) welcomes Juan Manuel Pardellas, journalist and CEO of welcomeafrica.org, with the serenity of someone who has dedicated his life to looking at the world without haste but with depth. In this conversation, published in...
Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, considered one of Africa's most influential voices, joins the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States. With this invitation, he joins the group that chooses each year the...
The recent history of Ghana cannot be understood without the eyes of James Barnor (Accra, 1929). A pioneering photographer and the country's first photojournalist, his work has become an exceptional testimony to the profound social and political changes that...
Botswana artist Charles Kakomee-Tjeja, known as Charlie, has received further recognition for his creative work. He was commissioned by the country's president to create the official piece presented at the opening of the Ghanzi Show 2025. A former art teacher, Kakomee-Tjeja left...
Monrovia is experiencing a cultural awakening driven by a generation determined to change Liberia's image. Artists, designers and musicians are forging an authentic creative identity amidst a lack of institutional support and the weight of a history of...
The Senegalese writer and academic Fayi Bayo has been awarded Casa África's 2025 Essay Prize for his work El laberinto decolonial (The Decolonial Labyrinth). The jury recognised the critical value and depth of the analysis of the African contributions to...
Kenya's cuisine, marked by a blend of African, Arab and Indian traditions, has become an added attraction for visitors to the country. In each region, the flavours reflect history, customs and ways of life that transcend...
French-Malian photographer Nybé Ponzio has turned Bamako's iconic sotramas into rolling galleries. His images, focusing on Malian culture, travel around the capital and surprise passengers on each journey. The proposal aims to take art outside the...
Nairobi experienced a historic date for its electronic music scene this Saturday. British actor and producer Idris Elba officially presented his label Sound International at the MUZE club, a project that aims to unite sounds and talents from all over the world....