Experience Africa Beyond the Headlines Wherever Africa Is Lived

Curated city guides, Cultural Intelligence, Design, Food, Nightlife, and the Voices Redefining Modern African Life on the Continent and Across the Diaspora.

Where Will You Begin?

Planning your next trip, exploring Culture, or simply following your curiosity? Choose your path and discover Africa across the continent and throughout the global diaspora.

Chinua Achebe and the Quiet Power That Made Africa Speak for Itself

With one novel in 1958, Chinua Achebe handed the African village a voice of its own and unsettled a century of writing...

Giraffe Manor, Nairobi

The photographs are accurate. At this 1930s ivy-clad manor in Langata, endangered Rothschild’s giraffes walk out of the morning mist, put their...

Lake of Stars Malawi Arts Festival 2026

Three days of music and multidisciplinary arts on the shore of Lake Malawi, 2-4 October at Fish Eagle Bay - a festival...

Talatona, Luanda

South of the bay, past the traffic that divides Luanda’s two working worlds, the city built itself a second capital. Talatona, in...

Durban, Where the Ocean Holds Its Breath

There is a particular quality to the light in Durban, amber and salt-tinged, arriving from the Indian Ocean with the slow confidence...

Stay Well. Stay Connected.

Experience comfort, culture, and hospitality in every destination. Browse curated accommodations across Africa’s cities and travel regions, carefully selected to enhance your trip and connect you with local character

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Oloololo Escarpment, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Fly-in via Mara airstrips
Angama Mara
From $1850/night
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North Island, Seychelles. Access by helicopter from Mahé
North Island, a Luxury Collection Resort
From $6826/night
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Near Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Bisate Lodge
From $2569/night

Top Landmarks. Landscapes. Living Culture.

Discover places that move at different speeds, sacred, social, natural and historic, connecting local landscapes to the wider story of Africa and its diaspora.

What's Happening

Moments worth planning around events, gatherings, and cultural signals across Africa and its global diaspora.

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15 October
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London 2026
The leading international fair for contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora returns to Somerset House, 15-18 October - one continent, fifty-four countries, in a single frame.
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11 November
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Cairo International Film Festival 2026
One of the oldest accredited film festivals in Africa and the Arab world returns 11-20 November - the point where African, Arab and international cinema meet in one city.
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19 November
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Dak'Art Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art 2026
One of Africa's most important recurring art convenings turns Dakar over to a month of contemporary African and diaspora art, 19 November-19 December, official selection and sprawling OFF alike.
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