Cairo What's on
8 August-30 September 2010. Zamalek Art Gallery presents this annual group exhibition entitled Masterpieces VIII. On display are exclusive oil paintings and unique sculptures by Egypt
Dar Es Salaam What's on
27 September - 2 October 2010. Held annually since 1981, Bagamoyo Arts Festival takes place in the Bagamoyo College of Arts in the coastal city of Bagamoyo, the 'arts capital of Tanzania'.
Organis...
Cape Town What's on
11 - 14 August 2010. Described by organisers as one of the premiere fashion shows of the new world, Cape Town Fashion Week has become Africa's largest exponent of fashion.
The theme of this year's...
Cairo What's on
Sahara International Exhibition for Agriculture and Food for Africa and the Middle East
25-28 September 2010. The annual Sahara International Exhibition for Agriculture and Food for Africa and the Middle East takes place at Cairo's conference center. With 22 years of successful exhibitio...
Nairobi What's on
23 July - 7 August 2010. The Goethe-Institut continues its series of events promoting African up-and-coming artists, with its current exhibition of the work of Congolese photographer and film maker Sa...
Addis Ababa What's on
Spilimbergo Photography 2010. Glimpses of Africa.
Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh has won the 2010 CRAF International Award of Photography presented in Pordenone, Italy.
The prize has been awarded not only for her own photographs but also for...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Sauti Za Busara Zanzibar Music Festival
9-13 February 2011. This famous music festival, better known as Sauti Za Busara Zanzibar Festival, presents a full programme of events and concerts featuring different music genres from across the reg...
Maputo What's on
Mafalala blues by Camila de Sousa
16 July-12 Aug 2010. Photographs and an installation by Mozambican artist Camila de Sousa shed light on the mythical neighbourhood of Mafalala, one of the oldest informal settlements in Maputo.
Bui...
Nairobi What's on
The A-ffair at Alliance Française
13 Aug 2010. This successful musical event first staged in April returns to the gardens of the Alliance Fran
Nairobi What's on
Comedy theatre by the Festival of Creative Arts
12-15 Aug 2010. The Festival of Creative Arts presents I Want My Husband Back based on the the comedy First Things First by the late British actor and playwright Derek Benfield. Directed by M. Mwalimu...
Maputo What's on
Tunduro international festival of the arts
27-29 Aug 2010. This new international multi-disciplinary arts festival in Maputo features live music, art, street performances, food and arts and crafts. The programme includes performances by Aly Ke...
Nairobi What's on
24 July-7 Sept 2010. Paintings on canvas of the people of Kenya make up the first solo show by Moses Nyawanda in Nairobi for over seven years.
Born in Bondo in Nyanza district in 1972, Nyawanda wor...
Lagos What's on
30 July 2010. The Nigerian Afrobeat singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Lagbaja performs live on stage at his club Motherland in Lagos.
Known as the masked musician (Lagbaja is a Yoruba word mea...
Nairobi What's on
2010 African Athletics Championships in Nairobi
28 July-1 Aug 2010. Over 1,500 athletes and officials from across the continent are expected at the 17th edition of the African senior athletics championships organised by the Confederation of African...
Addis Ababa What's on
Tuberculosis drug development forum
18-19 Aug 2010. Tuberculosis (TB) drug developers, care providers, public health policy-makers and community advocates come together for an open forum on the state of TB drug development with a specia...
Accra What's on
9-20 Aug 2010. 14-day seminar on script writing for graduates of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). The seminar will be moderated by the German screenwriter Martin Thau. By invitation...
Cape Town What's on
Erika Elk, Nike Romano and David Rossouw at AVA
26 July-20 August 2010. The Association of Visual Arts (AVA) presents three solo exhibitions: Material Matters by Erika Elk, The Sum of the Parts by Nike Romano and Worker Interrupted by David Rossouw...
