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Lupita Nyong'o And Angélique Kidjo

Lupita Nyong’o And Angélique Kidjo Reflect On The Power Of Storytelling

Inside Africa airs on CNN International Saturday 22nd November 2025 at 1730 SAST In a special episode of Inside Africa, celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary, Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo reflect on identity, representation, and the power of telling their own stories. For a quarter of a century, Inside Africa has told the stories of a continent […]

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NoelKok Executive Director NEWF

Local Filmmaker And Explorer Noel Kok Hosts Key Event At National Geographic International Explorers Festival

Co-Founder of Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) brings decades of experience to the first National Geographic International Explorers Festival to be hosted in Africa, as NEWF Fellows take the stage among global counterparts  Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Executive Director and National Geographic Explorer, Noel Kok, recently hosted the first ever National Geographic […]

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Thebe Ikalafeng

The Launch Of Thebe Ikalafeng’s New #1 Book — Rooted & Rising: Reclaiming Our Culture And Redefining Our Global Influence

Before a capacity audience at  Constitution Hill — a site symbolic of South Africa’s struggle, freedom, and rebirth — Africa’s leading branding authority, Thebe Ikalafeng, launched his much-anticipated  follow-up to his bestselling memoir The Traveller: Crossing Borders and Connecting Africa.  In conversation with veteran broadcaster Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu, and interspersed  with a Pan-African playlist curated with […]

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Africa Travel Week Media Awards

Third Annual Africa Travel Week Media Awards Now Open For Submissions

World-class judging panel announced as Africa Travel Week (ATW) seeks Africa’s top travel journalists, storytellers and content creators Entries for the 2026 ATW Media Awards are now open, with submissions sought from travel writers, bloggers, videographers, and photographers who produce outstanding content related to the African continent. Building on the success of previous years, the […]

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Children Of Captain Africa

Africa’s Superheroes Rise In Children Of Captain Africa

TNT Africa’s new documentary celebrates the continent’s rich legacy of superhero storytelling. Long before Wakanda captured the world’s imagination, African creators were building their own superhero universes, rich with ancestral wisdom, urban grit, and mythic power. From Captain Africa to Kwezi and Mighty Man, these homegrown heroes have reflected the continent’s diverse cultures and challenged outdated colonial narratives. Now, a […]

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Afrika Tikkun Bambanani (9)

Out Of The Book – Celebrating The Wonderful World Of Imagination

By Theresa Michael CEO Afrika Tikkun Bambanani Books are not just pages bound together. They are doors. Secret passageways. Portals to galaxies, kingdoms, and adventures waiting to be discovered. Every year September is International Literacy Month and we are reminded that when children read, they don’t just stay in the book – they leap out […]

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