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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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
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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