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.

Kente the Cloth That Speaks Without a Tongue

Born where a spider's web met an Asante loom near Bonwire, Kente is cloth that speaks without a tongue, its gold for...

North Island, Seychelles

North Island is the private-island idea taken to its logical end. A single granitic island in the inner Seychelles, reached by helicopter...

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...

Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire

Forty-odd minutes east of Abidjan’s towers, on a strip of land between the lagoon and the open Atlantic, sits the city Abidjan...

Luanda, the Atlantic City That Insists on Itself

Luanda announces itself with a curve. The Marginal, the bay-front promenade rebuilt in pink-flushed stone and palm, sweeps along the Atlantic like...

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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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
Thu , 15 October
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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Wed
11 November
Wed , 11 November
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
Thu , 19 November
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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