Cairo What's on
9 Feb 2009. The outspoken and controversial American economist Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, lectures on
Lagos What's on
14 Feb 2009. Participants in the recent photography workshop run by German portrait photographer Albrecht Fuchs present their work on the theme of
Cairo What's on
11th International Cairo Biennale.
20 Dec 2008-20 Feb 2009. Nearly 100 artists from the Middle East and beyond show their work in the 11th edition of the Cairo biennale, which this year explores the theme of
Nairobi What's on
Adelaide Fogg exhibition at Le Rustique.
23 Jan-26 Feb 2009. Work by Chicago Art Institute-educated Adelaide Fogg is on show at Le Rustique restaurant in Nairobi. The paintings use an unorthodox combination of colour, texture and composition...
Cape Town What's on
16 Jan-1 March 2009. Photographs by Jenny Gordon of the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies and research material from Marijke du Toit of the University of KwaZulu-Natal provide an insight i...
Arusha What's on
1 March 2009. Amateur and professional athletes from all over the world will take part in the 2009 edition of the annual Kilimanjaro marathon. There will be three races, a full 42.2 km marathon, a hal...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
21-23 Jan 2009. Lip Entertainment in conjunction with the Goethe-Institut Tanzania is staging
Addis Ababa What's on
24 Jan 2009. Trinidad-born guitar player and director of Ethiopia
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Barazani multicultural night at the Alliance Française.
21 Jan 2009. The January edition of the monthly Barazani multicultural night at the Alliance Fran
Cairo What's on
Cairo International Book Fair.
21 Jan-2 Feb 2009. The 41st edition of the annual Cairo International Book Fair features authors and publishers from all over the world. Speakers include Ahdaf Soueif, Anthony Horowitz, Ben Okri (whos...
Accra What's on
Film on Highlife music in Ghana.
19 Feb 2009. “Who is Highlife?” is a documentary film by Wilma Kiener, Dieter Matzka and Alpha Suberu exploring the musical style that keeps Ghanaians swinging from early morning to late a...
Cape Town What's on
Exhibitions at the Association for Visual Arts.
19 Jan-27 Feb 2009. Lindile Magunya, Mawande Zenzile and Kilmany-Jo Liversage and Polly Alakija, Jenny Parsons and Christopher Zinner feature in two consecutive group exhibitions at the Association fo...
Accra What's on
Ghana International Trade Fair.
26 Feb-16 March 2009. A wide range of general and industrial products and services will be exhibited at the annual international trade fair in Ghana. There will also be a programme of related events....
Cairo What's on
Nermine Hammam exhibition at the Townhouse.
18 Jan-11 Feb. Recent photographs by Egyptian artist Nermine Hammam are on display in the exhibition
Addis Ababa What's on
Le Tigre des Platanes in Addis Ababa.
16 Jan 2009. Toulouse-based jazz quartet Le Tigre des Platanes joined forces with Ethiopian vocalist Etenesh Wassie in 2006 to produce a unique Ethio-jazz fusion sound. Since then they have enjoyed co...
Nairobi What's on
21 Jan 2009. Members of the Nairobi-based filmmaking initiative Slum-TV show their recent work at the Goethe-Institut. Launched in 2005, Slum-TV is a project to produce and distribute audiovisual mate...
Nairobi What's on
14 Jan-15 Feb 2009. The Rahimtulla Museum of Modern Art (RaMoMa) presents four exhibitions of work by local and international artists: Ehudi Kichapi of Kenya, whose paintings are inspired by the work...
