Maputo What's on
26 Feb 2010. The Maputo chapter of Critical Mass, the global movement to promote the bicycle as a non-polluting method of transport, meets for its monthly cycle tour at 18.00 in Pra
Nairobi What's on
Textures art exhibition at ISK.
22-27 Feb 2010. High school art students at the International School of Kenya (ISK) present the exhin
Nairobi What's on
GoDown artists at the Talisman.
16 Feb-2 March 2010. Four resident artists at the GoDown art centre, Tom Mboya, William Wambugu, Patrick Kariuki and Martin Chumbi, present their mixed media work in a group exhibition at the Talisma...
Maputo What's on
Prêt-à-partager fashion exhibition.
5 Feb-5 March 2010. This itinerant exhibition is intended to be a trans-national artistic dialogue on fashion, sport, Africa and its Diaspora. The works on show originated in the pr
Lagos What's on
On Independence and the Ambivalence of Promise.
8 Feb-6 March 2010. The Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), Lagos launches the year-long programme On Independence and the Ambivalence of Promise marking the 50th anniversary of independence of Nigeria...
Arusha What's on
13 March 2010. International Day at International School Moshi
Lagos What's on
28 March. The Music Society of Nigeria (MUSON) presents a concert to mark the season of Passiontide leading up to Easter. The MUSON Choir and Symphony Orchestra perform St. John Passion by J. S. Bach....
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Zanzibar International Film Festival.
10-18 July 2010. The 13th edition of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF)
Cape Town What's on
Mandela. Leader comrade negotiator prisoner statesman.
10 Feb-30 April. Exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) and other liberation movements by the whi...
Accra What's on
18 Feb 2010. This 2009 movie, directed by Loraine Blumentha and Michael Schmitt, tells the story of a female soccer team in Ghana
Cairo What's on
Head of League of Arab States Amre Moussa at AUC.
21 Feb 2010. This year the annual Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Amre Moussa, secretary-general of the League of Arab States and former minister of foreign affairs of the Arab Repu...
Accra What's on
African Cultural Capital Project 2010.
11-13 March 2010. This project is the result of a Franco-German workshop entitled Accra on the way to becoming a cultural city, which took place in 2008 and gave rise to the Accra Culture and Arts Net...
Cape Town What's on
Elton John Live Under African Skies.
24-25 March 2010. The legendary superstar Elton John has two dates in Cape Town as part of his South African tour, when he will perform with his collaborator and renowned percussionist Ray Cooper. The...
Cape Town What's on
13-20 Feb 2010. The third edition of this public arts festival, entitled Infecting the City, showcases a large selection of high-quality and provocative works. This year the festival has the theme Hum...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Tanzania rides high on fashion.
Tanzania is making a name for itself in the field of fashion. First stop in February was on home ground in the halls of the Kilimanjaro Kempinski in Dar es Saalem where the annual fashion show packed...
Accra What's on
9-23 Feb 2010. The Nkrumah Centenary Celebration Committee and the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture present a series of lectures and roundtable discussions on Black History. The...
Lagos What's on
Zambian wins N-Met Face of Africa award
Lukundo Nalungwe from Zambia won the N-Met Face of Africa top model prize, held in Lagos on Saturday 6 Feb. She is the first Zambian to have won the prize, which is the most sought-after in the world...
Cairo What's on
Paintings by Hala El-Sharouny.
7-19 Feb 2010. For the first time a solo exhibition is entirely dedicated to the Egyptian artist Hala El-Sharouny. This series entitled In Absentia features the artist
Cairo What's on
7 Feb-4 March 2010. This exhibition features a series of 30 oil paintings recently created by the modern Egyptian painter Gazbia Sirry. Sirry
Cairo What's on
7 Feb-7 March 2010. This group exhibition dedicated to the human tongue features work by 44 emerging and established Egyptian artists. Participants include Enas El-Sediek, Adel El-Siwi, Ayman El-Semar...
