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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 hours ago

In Ghana Town, a stateless' future for hundreds born and raised in Gambia

Residents of Ghana Town, Gambia, lack citizenship and ID documents, impacting their access to education and legal recognition.
Arts
fromMy Modern Met
30 minutes ago

The Brooklyn Museum's African Art Collection Is About To Get a Major Upgrade

The Brooklyn Museum is renovating to enhance its African art collection display with a $13 million gallery emphasizing a decolonial approach.
#expat-lifestyle
Canada news
fromAol
2 days ago

8 Best Places to Live Abroad for Young Adults, According to Experts

Living abroad is accessible for young adults, with many affordable and community-rich options available.
Canada news
fromAol
2 days ago

8 Best Places to Live Abroad for Young Adults, According to Experts

Living abroad is accessible for young adults, with many affordable and community-rich options available.
Canada news
fromAol
2 days ago

8 Best Places to Live Abroad for Young Adults, According to Experts

Living abroad is accessible for young adults, with many affordable and community-rich options available.
Canada news
fromAol
2 days ago

8 Best Places to Live Abroad for Young Adults, According to Experts

Living abroad is accessible for young adults, with many affordable and community-rich options available.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
4 days ago

Kaloki Nyamai Studio / Adjaye Associates

The studio in Karen is designed to harmonize with its environment, emphasizing introspection, production, and a dialogue with nature.
fromTravel + Leisure
4 days ago

These Are the 10 Best Cities for Digital Nomads-and No. 1 Ranked Highest for Safety, Affordability, and Strong Internet Access

Kraków offers something many digital nomads look for: a walkable historic centre, vibrant café culture and a growing tech and startup scene.
Digital life
Wearables
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Prosthetics aren't made for people like us': the brothers creating innovative artificial limbs for Africans

Ubokobong Amanam and his brother created realistic prosthetics tailored for Africans, addressing a significant gap in accessibility and suitability.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

From Brooklyn to the stage: Timi Dre brings a global sound to SOB's | amNewYork

Timi Dre blends Afrobeats, Konpa, and R&B, creating a unique sound reflective of New York's cultural diversity and energy.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Minerals for aid: Are new US health deals exploiting' African countries?

In late 2025, the United States shocked the world by suspending global health aid, leading experts to predict 700,000 additional deaths annually, primarily among children. This prompted the US to propose unusual bilateral health agreements with developing countries, which have drawn criticism for being exploitative.
Public health
SF music
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

What Comes After

What Comes After is a choral event exploring themes of resilience and transformation through music and dialogue.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

DR Congo beat Jamaica to reach World Cup via intercontinental finals

DR Congo qualifies for FIFA World Cup 2026 after a 1-0 win against Jamaica, with Axel Tuanzebe scoring the decisive goal in extra time.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Choreographing Lagos: Dele Adeyemo on Dance, Cosmology, and Spatial Practices

Eshu's proverb tells both a story of reparation and of ancestrality by joyfully bending spacetime conventions and accessing subjects from the past with present actions.
Social justice
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Urgent action needed to prevent surge in digital violence in Africa, experts say

Urgent action is needed to combat the surge of digital violence against women and girls in Africa due to increased internet access.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

The First Pan-African Biennale Establishes a Platform for a Decolonized, African-Led Architectural Future

The inaugural edition is organized around the central theme "Shifting the Center: From Fragility to Resilience," reclaiming African architecture's place as a site of spatial intelligence and cultural memory.
Renovation
Wellness
fromwww.cntraveller.com
1 week ago

These are the new beauty capitals of the world you should visit and what to buy when you get there

Emerging beauty capitals like Nairobi and Mexico City are redefining beauty through climate, culture, and heritage, offering unique products and experiences.
Education
fromApp Developer Magazine
2 weeks ago

UNESCO AI initiatives driving sustainable development in Africa

Artificial intelligence in Africa focuses on practical solutions, reliable data, and local constraints rather than just large models and global headlines.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations but questions remain

The U.N. resolution on trafficking of enslaved Africans calls for reparations and restitution of cultural items, widely welcomed across Africa and by advocates.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Africa's nuclear power push faces big obstacles

Nuclear energy in Africa faces challenges despite potential growth, with Egypt leading in prospects for new reactors while other nations struggle to realize ambitions.
Arts
fromVogue
1 week ago

In Tribeca, a Pillar of Cape Town's Artistic Community Finds New Ground

Southern Guild opens a new gallery in Tribeca, New York, after learning from its previous Los Angeles location, emphasizing fresh energy and confidence.
#creator-economy
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Nigeria powers Africa's $3.1B creator economy - but platform economics ensure Silicon Valley captures the value - Silicon Canals

Digital life
fromYahoo Travel
1 week ago

8 Cities Digital Nomads And Creators Are Moving To In 2026

The creator economy and digital nomad movement are converging, leading to a rise in digital entrepreneurs who prioritize location flexibility and community support.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago

Nigeria powers Africa's $3.1B creator economy - but platform economics ensure Silicon Valley captures the value - Silicon Canals

Nigeria's creator economy produces world-class content but most creators earn modest incomes due to structural inequalities in how global platforms distribute value and revenue.
Environment
fromState of the Planet
2 weeks ago

Climate Finance Has Failed Africa Twice Over. Here's How To Fix It.

Africa faces immediate climate crisis requiring both massive adaptation investment and urgent global emissions cuts, yet receives inadequate financing while adaptation focus overshadows critical decarbonization efforts.
#africa-cup-of-nations
Graphic design
fromColossal
2 weeks ago

Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures

Ekow Nimako creates Afrofuturistic sculptures from black LEGO bricks, exploring African diaspora mythology, folklore, and spiritual traditions through figurative and allegorical forms.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nigeria takes its place on world stage in quest to become regional superpower

King Charles acknowledges painful colonial history while emphasizing future cooperation between the UK and Nigeria for trade and growth.
Women
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

More women sit in African parliaments but equality eludes

Women hold at least 20% of parliamentary seats in 31 of 54 African countries, with Rwanda leading at over 60% and Nigeria trailing at 4%, while quota systems significantly boost female representation.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

'Value of African football to drop' after AFCON final u-turn

Senegal's AFCON title was stripped and awarded to Morocco, prompting Senegal to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport amid widespread criticism of CAF's credibility.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Globetrotting Constantine back in charge of Rwanda

The 63-year-old will leave his current managerial role with Cypriot club APEA Akrotiri to take up the position on 16 March. Constantine had a spell in charge of Rwanda from May 2014 to January 2015 before he left to manage India.
Juventus
Paris food
fromFrenchly
3 weeks ago

10 Cities Outside France Where You Can Practice Your French - Frenchly

Over 320 million people speak French across five continents, with colonial history establishing French as an official language in many countries, making immersive French learning possible in diverse cities worldwide.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa

Oumy is a leading figure in contemporary Senegalese music. Her style, which blends hip-hop, African R&B and global pop, makes her one of the most exciting artists on the country's urban scene. Beyond her music career, she has also been involved in social projects within her community, participating in cultural festivals and campaigns related to the environment and equality.
Music production
Social justice
fromCN Traveller
2 weeks ago

"Black excellence is everywhere, Black connection is not": Inside the event designed to connect, unite and inspire Black thinkers

The Diaspora Salon in Marrakech convenes African and diaspora intellectuals, artists, and entrepreneurs to discuss culture, power, and economic futures across multiple disciplines.
European startups
fromComputerWeekly.com
4 weeks ago

Public and private sector key to Digital Realty in West Africa | Computer Weekly

Digital Realty and Equinix are expanding datacentre operations across sub-Saharan Africa, with new facilities in Ghana and Nigeria driven by subsea cable infrastructure and growing regional demand.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Poor in an oil-rich country: Republic of Congo's youth hope for change

We are told that the country is rich in oil. But I don't see that wealth in my daily life. Look at Pointe-Noire, formerly nicknamed as Ponton la Belle [Beautiful Pointe-Noire]. Today, the city is unrecognisable. Around the Grand Marche, the main roads are potholed, and when it rains, the streets get flooded, making it almost impossible to drive.
France politics
Miscellaneous
fromFortune
1 month ago

"Technology is our superpower"-Africa and India take seat at top table as AI revolution spreads | Fortune

Nigeria transformed from a communication desert with 0.4 telephone lines per 100 people in 2000 to 200 million mobile connections by 2025, exemplifying Africa's wireless revolution and leapfrogging development through mobile technology.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 weeks ago

Reimagining communities: inside the Hong Kong International Cultural Summit

Communities make museums and museums make communities. Part of the establishment of M+ was a public consultation where people were asked what kind of museums they wanted. The recommendation was not to build lots of little museums, but to create a big museum that was cross-disciplinary, unburdened by labels like "modern" or "contemporary". It was to be a museum plus more, and that was how we became M+.
Arts
London startup
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Jamal Edwards trust to open creative careers hub

A creative employment hub honoring music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards opens in west London to support disadvantaged young adults aged 18-31 in securing long-term creative industry jobs.
Venture
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

African fintech startups raise $1.3B in 2025 despite global venture slowdown - Silicon Canals

African fintech startups raised $1.3 billion in 2025, demonstrating resilience while global venture capital remains subdued and early-stage startups in established markets struggle.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 weeks ago

Amoako Boafo Takes His Studio on the Road

Amoako Boafo's exhibition combines 22 portraits with seating areas and a recreated studio model, creating an immersive space that transports visitors from Los Angeles to his hometown of Accra, Ghana.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Nigeria: Renewed Hope' or Hopelessness'? | Mehdi Hasan and Daniel Bwala

Nigeria's President Tinubu faces scrutiny on delivering his Renewed Hope agenda addressing violence, poverty, and corruption ahead of next year's elections.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

As the Status Quo Shatters, Afrofuturists' Visions Offer a Way Forward

State violence has expanded beyond Black communities to target white protesters, journalists, and politicians, while right-wing authoritarianism threatens multiracial democracy and prompts reimagining of Black freedom beyond the United States.
Fashion & style
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
1 month ago

Unity in Design Global Network (UDGN) x Fashion Scout: Anthology of African Stories The People. The Land. The Heritage

Three African designers showcase heritage-inspired collections at London Fashion Week 2026, transforming traditional textiles and cultural narratives into contemporary high fashion through sculptural silhouettes, landscape-informed tailoring, and personal storytelling.
US politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

The Peace Corps is recruiting volunteers to sell AI to developing nations

Trump's 'Tech Corps' initiative repurposes the Peace Corps to recruit unpaid volunteers as salespeople promoting American AI companies, diverging from the agency's original mission of community development in underserved regions.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromESPN.com
1 month ago

Can Africa's footballers make an impact in MLS the way they have in the NWSL?

African players, led by stars like Denis Bouanga and Kévin Denkey, are poised to shape the 2026 MLS season significantly.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Berlinale: African films bring hopes of peace and tolerance

Gomis told DW the film includes a tribute to his late father. Part of the production was filmed in the village where his father was born, in the Cacheu region of Guinea-Bissau. "The grave you see in the film, the one the two characters speak to and touch that is my father's grave. The photograph of that man in the film that is my father," he said.
Film
E-Commerce
fromPractical Ecommerce
2 months ago

How Ecommerce Succeeds in Africa

Ecommerce delivery in many African markets is inefficient and costly due to informal addresses, unreliable infrastructure, and consumer distrust, making low-value shipping unprofitable.
Travel
fromLondon On The Inside
1 month ago

A Free Hotel for Arab Creatives Has Opened in London

Beit Kotn is an invitation-only private hotel and creative residency in Shoreditch offering free stays to Middle East and North Africa artists and creatives.
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
1 month ago

Inside Brooklyn's Black Future Festival, Where Children Imagine The Next 100 Years Of Black History

From February 15 through February 21, the museum will host its annual Black Future Festival, a weeklong slate of performances, workshops, and hands-on programs designed to give children and families space to imagine the next century of Black creativity, resilience, and innovation. The festival runs during New York City public schools' midwinter recess and fills the museum's galleries with movement, sound, and art-making.
Brooklyn
Marketing
fromExchangewire
2 months ago

"Agility is at the Heart of the Indie Model": Femi Taiwo, Assembly Global

Independent agencies leverage agility, simplified governance, and rapid data access to innovate, pivot faster, and deliver measurable, regionally nuanced audience-driven results.
Fundraising
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

ActionAid to rethink child sponsorship as part of plan to decolonise' its work

Child sponsorship models can be racialised and paternalistic; ActionAid UK will transform funding toward community-shaped, decolonised partnerships emphasizing solidarity and women's rights funding.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Civic Architecture Opens to the City as Global Attention Turns to Africa: This Week's Review

Across this week's broader architecture news landscape, a central theme emerges around the advancement of civic architecture conceived as open, publicly engaged infrastructure, with cultural and institutional projects increasingly designed to strengthen their relationship with the city and everyday urban life. At the same time, renewed global attention turns toward Africa, where large-scale transport infrastructure and the conservation of modernist landmarks reflect interests in the region and the reassessment of the continent's architectural heritage.
Design
Wine
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Afro-Centric Trivia Night (Oakland)

Black culture-focused trivia night with DJ, live music, wine, prizes, and community vibes at Coco Noir Wine Bar in Oakland; attendees must buy at least one glass.
Film
fromBerlin Art Link
1 month ago

Interview with Karimah Ashadu | Berlin Art Link

Tendered centers on MUSCLE, exploring Nigerian masculinity's ties to labor, class, patriarchy and colonial afterlives through intimate cinematic focus on Black male bodies.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

These Gen Zers just raised $11.75M to put Africa's defense back in the hands of Africans | TechCrunch

Terra Industries, founded by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, raised $11.75M to build autonomous defense systems protecting Africa's critical infrastructure.
Miscellaneous
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack

EU pursues open source to reduce dependence on US software, boost competitiveness, and protect sovereignty despite regulatory constraints and cultural clashes with FOSS.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Architecture as Nation-Building: Modernism and Independence in Africa

Mid-20th-century African architecture adapted Modern Movement principles and technologies to local contexts, reflecting designers' efforts during decolonization.
fromwww.startupcan.ca
2 months ago

28 Resources to Support Black Entrepreneurs in Canada

While entrepreneurship can be challenging, Black founders often face additional barriers in accessing funding, mentorship, and networks, barriers that can also create psychological hurdles. In fact, a 2025 BDC study found that 72% of Black entrepreneurs shared that the fear of racial stereotypes almost stopped them from starting a business. To support founders on every stage of their journey, we've updated our guide to highlight programs, funding, mentorship, and community resources specifically for Black entrepreneurs across Canada!
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Seven in 10 Africans are under 30 invest in them and they will change the world | Monica Geingos

For the first time in our history, more than 70% of Africans are under the age of 30. This, along with entrenched inequalities, poverty, unemployment and socioeconomic fault lines, is reshaping how our societies interact with one another and the world. This is Africa's most consequential decade. Leaders who take office over the next 10 years will have to deliver on difficult mandates within a political, economic and social landscape that has been fundamentally altered.
World news
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Weak climate targets mean UK banks risk missing out on Africa's renewables boom

The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, provides free journalism funded by donations, and highlights Africa's vast clean-energy investment potential.
Venture
fromFast Company
8 years ago

How These Black Founders Are Building Startups Without Investors

Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, especially women of color, face disproportionate barriers to venture capital, forcing them to pursue alternative funding and growth strategies.
Social justice
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Ten Black Portland Innovators and Changemakers You Should Know

Black Portlanders are actively reshaping arts, sports, comedy, activism, and community through organizing, media, mutual-aid, and cultural projects.
World news
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Lagos Is a Vortex of Energy

Lagos combines extreme hardship and unreliable infrastructure with resilient creativity, informal entrepreneurship, and close-knit community life.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

The African Diaspora Pictures Itself

Walking through Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imaginationat the Museum of Modern Art, I noticed that the exhibition didn't have definite sections or texts, and the wall labels abstained from naming the nationalities of the photographers. It was an invigorating experience to be in a show that eschews geographic boundaries set up by Western nations, as well as rejects a cause-and-effect narrative that centers Western colonialism as a framework for understanding African aesthetic production.
Arts
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

The key elections in Africa in 2026

Elections across multiple African countries in 2026 will determine domestic leadership, policy direction, democratic legitimacy, and influence regional alliances and international security cooperation.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Africa's Art Market Is Shifting as Competition in the Middle East Heats Up | Artnet News

1-54's Marrakech fair shrank to 22 galleries as Art Basel's entry into MENASA intensifies regional competition and pressures gallery participation choices.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

You feel obligated': African workers on the pain and pride of the black tax'

From Senegal to Somalia and Egypt to South Africa, credit alert notifications from fintech apps such as Western Union or WorldRemit often set the mood for the rest of the day, week or even month. Transfers from workers within the continent and the diaspora to their relatives are often referred to as the black tax, whereby one person's salary and relative success can become the safety net for a whole extended family.
World news
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Art for Dignity

As if demolishing the East Wing, gutting arts agencies, and slapping his name and face on several federal buildings weren't enough, the US president now wants to do away with a DC building known as the "Sistine Chapel of New Deal art." This week, we reported on a burgeoning campaign to save the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, which houses murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, Seymour Fogel, and other major American artists. We will continue to follow this story.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

South Africa Axes Venice Biennale Proposal Centering Gaza Victims

should not be used to amplify similarly divisive global disputes that do not center South Africa's own story,
Arts
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Gaza's collapsing economy drives youth to create unconventional solutions

Gaza's educated youth are shifting from traditional careers to digital entrepreneurship and informal work to survive amid economic collapse and blockade.
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