Addis Ababa What's on
Addis Ababa International Film Festival.
5-14 Jan 2007. The first edition of the Addis Ababa International Film Festival opens under the title
Cape Town What's on
22 Dec 2006-11 Jan 2007. Emerging and established artists display their work at the art exhibition in Camps Bay west of the city centre established in 1992. Featured work includes sculpture, painting,...
Accra What's on
23 Jan 2007. German historian Dr Peter Sebald examines the events surrounding the establishment of the first European settlement in West Africa at Elmina in present-day Ghana. He draws on the work of...
Nairobi What's on
Hazina - Traditions, Trade and Transitions in eastern Africa.
30 March2006-30 March 2007. Wooden sculptures, silver and beaded jewellery, circumcision masks and other artefacts on loan from the British Museum in London as well as material from the National Museu...
Accra What's on
Music of Ghanaian Origin festival.
25 Nov-1 Dec 2006. This years edition of the annual Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) festival organised by Accra-based private radio station Citi 97.3 FM ends on 1 Dec with a concert in the capital to...
Addis Ababa What's on
Christmas events at the German church.
2-3 Dec 2006. The German church begins the Christmas season with a special service of carols on 2 Dec at 18.00. This is followed on 3 Dec by a Christmas fair and sale of festive decorations and other...
Maputo What's on
7 Dec 2006. Finnish jazz musicians perform with the legendary Mozambican band Ghorwane in a concert organised by the embassy of Finland at the Franco-Mozambican cultural centre in Maputo. Formed in 19...
Cape Town What's on
8-9 Dec 2006. The fifth annual gathering of olive and olive oil producers offers a combination of olive oil, olives, wine and Mediterranean food in a historic setting. Visitors will be provided with a...
Addis Ababa What's on
9 Dec 2006. The annual pre-Christmas bazaar at the Nigerian embassy offers handicrafts and food from all over the world. Proceeds from the event, which is organised by the ambassadors and heads of mis...
Addis Ababa What's on
Electronic music at the Alliance Francaise.
9 Dec 2006. Electronic musicians DJ Oil and Jeff Sharel from France perform a mixture of jazz, electro, funk, Afrobeat and other sounds during the Ethiopian leg of their current world tour. The perfor...
Nairobi What's on
7-10 Dec 2006. Musicians, producers, promoters and distributors gather in Nairobi for the third annual Kenya music week to promote the best that the national music industry has to offer. In addition t...
Maputo What's on
15 Dec 2006. French singer, composer and saxophonist Guy Villerd presents the results of a recent workshop conducted with seven Mozambican musicians at the fifth white night in the garden of the Franc...
Cape Town What's on
8-17 Dec 2006. Top Russian figure skaters perform in a special circus event that takes place entirely on ice. The hour-long show contains all the elements of a traditional circus performance clowns,...
Addis Ababa What's on
Exhibition of work by Behailu Bezabih.
5-25 Dec 2006. Work by well-known Ethiopian painter Behailu Bezabeh is on display at the National Museum in Addis Ababa. Born in 1960, Bezabeh graduated from the Addis Ababa school of fine arts before...
Cape Town What's on
31 Dec 2006. Ring in the New Year with Cape Town singer/songwriter James Stewart and Afro-pop stars Freshlyground at a concert at Kirstenbosch organised by KFM 94.5, one of the leading radio stations...
Addis Ababa What's on
10 Dec 2006-28 Jan 2007. The Ethiopian wildlife and natural history society has a full calendar of events over the festive period. On 10 Dec society members are invited to climb Mount Yerer (3,000 m)...
Nairobi What's on
6 Dec 2006-18 Feb 2007. This exhibition organised by the foreign correspondents association of East Africa (FCAEA) presents the pick of photographs of Africa taken over the last couple of years. It in...
Cape Town What's on
7 Dec 2006-23 March 2007. The annual summer festival at Spier in the heart of the Stellenbosch winelands offers music, theatre, film, comedy and Christmas carols. The programme opens with the four-day...
Cape Town What's on
Kirstenbosch summer sunset concerts.
26 Nov 2006-2 April 2007. The annual summer sunset concert season in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden offers a programme of music by South African and international artists. Legendary 1970s...
