Her goal is to explore the use of textile and art as a social identity. The exhibition is a celebration of African textiles and craftsmanship as it showcases the beauty and significance of traditional ...

Audio streaming giant Spotify's royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa - its two biggest African markets - spiked to around $59m last year as performers rode a wave of growing ...

The entertainment world sees the passing of Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko, legal updates for Mel Gibson and Russell Brand, a new charge against Sean 'Diddy' Combs, and the latest 'Avatar' film ...

Lani Adeoye brings her Nigerian heritage and global perspective to a West African crafts display at Salone del Mobile.

Bold, intricate, and unapologetically regal, this collection is more than fashion—it is an ode to African royalty, an elevation of traditional craftsmanship, and a powerful statement on cultural pride ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural ...

Ahead of the artist’s expansive work within ‘Dream Girl’ at Jeffrey Deitch and the Longlati Foundation in Shanghai, ESSENCE ...

Sharing their heartbreak over their decision, Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso said: "Nearly twenty years ago, we founded Sentebale in honour of our mothers. Sentebale means 'forget-me-not' in Sesotho, ...

When the French president Emmanuel Macron called for the restitution of African artefacts by the West in 2017, his statement was viewed in the international media as groundbreaking. Those reports ...

The company, which already has big presences in West Africa and North Africa, is expanding into the Southern part of the continent. By Dan Rys Indie label, publisher, distributor and content ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...

His parents moved to Ivory Coast in the 1980s, towards the end of a period of exceptional economic growth that economists dubbed the “Ivorian miracle”. They came to work, drawn by the country ...