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

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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...

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...

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...

The Baixa and the Marginal, Luanda

Every city keeps one quarter where its whole account is legible, and Luanda keeps its account on the bay. The baixa, the...

Abidjan, the Lagoon City That Sets West Africa's Tempo

Abidjan is built on water that cannot decide whether it is sea or lake, and the city has made the ambiguity its...

Featured Stories

Stories That Travel with Africa

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

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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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Kente the Cloth That Speaks Without a Tongue
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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)
  • 12 rooms: 6 in the Historic Manor, 6 in the Garden Manor
  • Check in time: From 12:00 noon; no early check-in
  • all-ages
  • pets-welcome
From $1413/night
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Private Island Lodge

North Island, Seychelles. Access by helicopter from Mahé
North Island, a Luxury Collection Resort
  • 11 villas
  • Check in time: 15:00
  • all-ages
  • pets-welcome
From $6826/night
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Safari Lodge

Near Kinigi, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Bisate Lodge
  • 6 forest villas
  • Check in time: Not publicly disclosed
  • all-ages
  • pets-welcome
From $2569/night
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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.

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Independence Memorial Museum, Windhoek
Karen, Nairobi
Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire
Zone 4, Marcory
Le Plateau, Abidjan
Talatona, Luanda
Ilha do Cabo, Luanda

What's Happening

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

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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.
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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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