Cairo News
Moses Ben Maimon synagogue to be restored
The famous Moses Ben Maimon synagogue in the present-day el-Gamalia quarter of Old Cairo is undergoing restoration as part of a project to refurbish ten Jewish synagogues across the country.
Work b...
Lagos News
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie creative writing workshop.
Nigerian writers are invited to apply for participation in a free creative writing workshop in Lagos from 17-26 September.
The workshop is being organised by Farafina Trust, a non-profit literary org...
Addis Ababa News
New premises for British Council.
The British Council has moved from its cramped premises in Piazza to a smart new two-storey building on Comoros Street inside the compound of the British embassy. The move coincides with global celebr...
Maputo News
Photographer Ricardo Rangel dies.
The acclaimed Mozambican photographer Ricardo Rangel has died in Maputo at the age of 85.
Born in Louren
Arusha News
Following weeks of preparations six students from The Juilliard School in New York depart for Tanzania on 15 May to lead a two-week performing arts workshop with students at the Umoja Youth Empowermen...
Cape Town News
South Africa art information directory.
The 2009 edition of the South Africa art information directory (SAAID) is out now. The directory in A5 format contains comprehensive lists of art schools, museums, galleries, studios, material manufac...
Accra News
Drumming banned ahead of Homowo.
Traditional leaders of Ga state have banned drumming and noisemaking in the capital from 4 May to 4 June as part of preparations for the Ga traditional Homowo festival to celebrate the harvest in July...
Arusha News
Letter to Arusha: countdown to Juilliard arts workshop begins.
Hello everyone! This is Megan Griffin, part of the Arusha Arts Initiative. We are getting close to the trip
Cairo News
Barenboim to conduct in Cairo.
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim is to give a concert in Cairo on 16 April. The event, in which the conductor will conduct the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven
Nairobi News
Murumbi Peace Memorial inaugurated.
A monument honouring Joseph Murumbi (1911-1990), Kenya
Arusha News
Letter to Arusha: Juilliard students to give arts workshop.
Hello everyone! My name is Megan Griffin and I am a music student at The Juilliard School in New York City. Together with five fellow artists from Juilliard I will be traveling to Arusha, Tanzania, th...
Accra News
Nearly 100 musicians have been nominated for prizes in 15 categories including artiste of the year, most popular song of the year and discovery of the year.
Names to look out for include Gospel sing...
Lagos News
Nigeria is one of 25 African countries taking part in the biannual Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso from 28 February to 7 March. The Nigerian offering...
Arusha News
A group of actors, dancers and musicians from Juilliard School in New York will be travelling to Arusha in the second half of May to introduce students at the Umoja Youth Empowerment Center to the per...
Cape Town News
Ladysmith Black Mambazo wins Grammy award.
South African acapella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has won its third Grammy award. The male choir scooped the award for best traditional world music album at the 2009 awards ceremony in Los Angeles...
