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.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o and the Fearless Language of African Liberation

He wrote his most defiant novel on prison toilet paper, refusing to let a cell silence him. Ngugi wa Thiong'o spent a...

Bisate Lodge, Volcanoes National Park

Bisate sits in the amphitheatre of an eroded volcanic cone in Rwanda’s northwest, its handful of spherical, thatched villas stitched into the...

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...

Karen, Nairobi

Southwest of the towers, where the city loosens into old trees and long driveways under the Ngong Hills, Nairobi keeps its garden...

Windhoek, the City That Holds Its Breath Between Two Mountains

There is a moment, arriving into Windhoek from the air, when the city seems to simply materialise, a quiet arrangement of rooftops...

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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Gogo Falls Road, Langata, Nairobi, Kenya
Giraffe Manor (The Safari Collection)
From $1413/night
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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

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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2 October
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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 defined as much by place as by programme.
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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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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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