Maputo What's on
26 May 2006. Mozambican guitarist Amvel presents his first album, Meta mor fozes, at a concert combining classical, rock and ethnic fusion sounds. Amvel is highly acclaimed both for the originality of...
Cape Town What's on
8 April-28 May 2006. Work by the winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art 2005 award, Wim Botha, is on display at the South African National Gallery. The exhibition includes the Mieliep...
Accra What's on
26-27 May 2006. Sapphire Entertainment presents the two-act play Death Warrant starring comedian and satirist Kwaku Sintim Misa (otherwise known as KSM). The performance is part of Sapphires stated ai...
Addis Ababa What's on
31 May-17 June 2006. Work by the founder and owner of the popular Asni Gallery in Addis Ababa goes on show at the lAlliance Ethio-Franaise. Established in 1996, the Asni Gallery promotes the work of y...
Accra What's on
17 May-5 Aug 2006. Celebrated annually in Ghana since 1998, Emancipation Day on 1 August marks the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British empire in 1834. Each year starting in mid-May...
Cape Town What's on
7 May-29 Oct 2006. Cape Towns top musical talent performs in the comfort of the Silvertree Restaurant at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden for the 2006 edition of the Kirstenbosch Winter Warmer C...
Nairobi What's on
3 May 2006. The French theatre group from Reunion Island returns to Nairobi with Kor, Home of the Wind, a sound, dance and drama performance inspired by the Indian Ocean. The cast comes from India, Sr...
Addis Ababa What's on
Seven Years in Black and White.
21 April-5 May 2006. Work by Ethiopian artist Merid Tafesse is on show at the childrens village near Arat Kilo to mark the 40th anniversary of the visit made by Emperor Haile Selassie to Jamaica on 21...
Cape Town What's on
Riebeek Valley olive festival.
5-7 May 2006. The sister towns of Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek West in the heart of the Swartland district north of Cape Town once again play host to the annual olive festival, which is fast becoming a...
Addis Ababa What's on
13 May 2006. Reggae night marking the 25th anniversary of the death of the Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley who, as a Rastafarian, considered Ethiopia to be his spiritual home. The evening includes c...
Accra What's on
2-14 May 2006. The Foundation For Contemporary Art Ghana (FCA) presents an exhibition and sale of work by local contemporary artists inspired by the cities of Accra and Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti...
Maputo What's on
3-16 May 2006. Thirteen countries are taking part in the fifth European film festival at the Franco-Mozambican cultural centre in Maputo. The programme includes Mike Leighs award-winning abortion dram...
Addis Ababa What's on
4-20 May 2006. Gotas traditional silos found in homes in northern Ethiopia for storing grain made by arte povera artist Elias Sime go on show at the Alliance thio-franaise. The exhibits are large in...
Cape Town What's on
5-21 May 2006. Michael Edgleys Southern Sun Great Moscow Circus is in Cape Town on the last leg of its South African tour before heading for Australia, Taiwan and other international destinations. The...
Addis Ababa What's on
International automotive fair 2006.
18-22 May 2006. The third edition of the international automotive fair has the theme Safety first, fasten your seat belt. This year around 130 Ethiopian and foreign companies working in the vehicle an...
Accra What's on
Real Life Documentary Festival.
20-26 May 2006. This is the first edition of an annual film festival in Accra dedicated to documentary films exploring the history, people and places of Africa and the African diaspora. The programme...
Maputo What's on
13-31 May 2006. This itinerant exhibition organised by the ProJustitiae Foundation based in Porto, Porugal, features a variety of work by artists from Portugal, Brazil, Sao Tom and Prncipe, Guinea Bis...
Maputo What's on
3-31 May 2006. Paintings by Mozambican artist Domingos Matsamba go on show at the Franco-Mozambican cultural centre in Maputo. Matsamba is a founding member of the Mozarte youth centre for art and cra...
Nairobi What's on
International football film package.
26 April-8 June 2006. Sort films, feature films and documentaries go on show at the Goethe Institut ahead of the start of the football world cup in Germany on 9 June. The programme includes One Countr...
Cape Town What's on
27 April 2006. Organised in conjunction with the Design for Living Expo (21-28 April), the first ever Freedom of the Streets Festival celebrates the heritage of the Mother City. The one-day programme...
