Africa’s Looted Art Begins the Long Journey Home
Looted African art is flowing back to Africa—France returned a sacred drum in 2026, Ghana reclaimed 130 royal items, and...
July 4, 2026Section
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The Durban July: Africa’s Grandest Race Turns 130
On 4 July 2026, Greyville Racecourse hosts the 130th Durban July—South Africa's biggest race day blending sport, fashion, and celebrity....
July 4, 2026
African Music Gets a New TV Stage Across North Africa
Y'Africa returns for Season 4 in July 2026, bringing African music to 2M Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt as Orange expands...
July 4, 2026
Timitar, Morocco’s Free Festival of Berber Music, Fills Agadir
Timitar Festival, Morocco's celebration of Amazigh, or Berber, music, is filling the beach city of Agadir with hundreds of free...
July 3, 2026
Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Becomes Nollywood’s Biggest Film
Funke Akindele's Behind The Scenes hit 2.41 billion naira ($1.6M), making it the highest-grossing Nigerian film ever and beating her...
July 3, 2026
African Portraiture Takes Center Stage at New York’s MoMA
MoMA spotlights African portraiture through July 2026 with Seydou Keita, Samuel Fosso and more—exploring self-definition through political imagination.
July 3, 2026
A Johannesburg Writer Takes Africa’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize named Lisa-Anne Julien its 2026 Africa winner for a quiet, devastating tale set in a...
July 2, 2026
How Afrobeats Turned Into One of Nigeria’s Biggest Exports
The Afrobeats export now earns Nigeria about $600m a year in music revenue, as festivals, streaming and world tours turn...
July 2, 2026
Tyla’s Second Album A*POP Arrives on 24 July
Tyla releases her second album, A*POP, on 24 July 2026, a 14-track follow-up from the South African pop star behind...
July 1, 2026