Africa, Curated.

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...

Angama Mara

Angama means “suspended in mid-air” in Kiswahili, and the lodge takes the name literally: two camps of tented suites strung along the...

Africa Fashion Week London 2026

Europe's largest platform for African and diaspora design returns 17-23 August, with the main runway and exhibition weekend on the 22nd and...

Le Plateau, Abidjan

Seen from across the lagoon, Le Plateau is Abidjan’s declared intention: a peninsula of towers rising off the Ébrié water, the skyline...

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...

Stories That Travel with Africa

Explore Culture, Travel, Cities, Events, and the untold stories shaping Africa and its global diaspora.

Culture

Why Eagle Schnapps Still Speaks to the Ancestors

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Fashion

African Luxury Perfumes and the New Language of Scent

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Fashion

Aso Oke the Prestigious Handwoven Cloth of the Yoruba

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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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Heritage Boutique Manor

Gogo Falls Road, Langata, Nairobi, Kenya

Giraffe Manor (The Safari Collection)

From $1413/night

Private Island Lodge

North Island, Seychelles. Access by helicopter from Mahé

North Island, a Luxury Collection Resort

From $6826/night

Safari Lodge

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.

Independence Memorial Museum, Windhoek

Karen, Nairobi

Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire

Zone 4, Marcory

Talatona, Luanda

The Baixa and the Marginal, Luanda

Ilha do Cabo, Luanda

What's Happening

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

Fri

2 October

Fri , 2 October

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.

Thu

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.

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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