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Elevate Africa is pleased to announce that applications are now open for Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize 2026, a pan-African fashion, culture, and storytelling initiative that invites creatives across the continent to document and reimagine endangered or forgotten African textiles, techniques, and garments through fashion film. The announcement comes at a time when African […]
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For decades, the story of the First and Second World Wars in East Africa has remained largely invisible to the communities whose ancestors fought, laboured, and died in them. Many Kenyans are unaware that the wars reached their soil, let alone that their own relatives may have served. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is […]
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In a momentous step toward reclaiming cultural heritage, traditional chiefs adorned in crowns and gold chains gathered at Ivory Coast’s main airport on Friday to celebrate the homecoming of the “Djidji Ayokwè” talking drum—a colossal artifact over three meters long and weighing nearly 400 kilograms—looted more than a century ago and now the first to […]
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The Ifa Lethu Foundation of South Africa is proud to spearhead another landmark event in the country.This October, it will partner with the SABC as they come together to present Still We Rise, a landmark exhibition of artworks made during South Africa’s Apartheid years. This partnership, through the exhibition theme, bridges the G20’s global significance with […]
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With heritage month in full swing, financial services provider Momentum hosted a media event that called for women to not only reflect but take measures to change what they have inherited either from parents, family or society that impacts how they manage their money. The event was part of their flagship three-month #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign that […]
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Following the wonder of CONFECTIONS X COLLECTIONS, an exhibition blending fashion, art, and identity continues Mount Nelson’s celebration of Africa’s leading design talent. Revered for its rich cultural heritage and celebration of artistic voices, Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town welcomes a new curation by RESERVOIR to its iconic walls. As it continues to shine […]
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