MusicFelabration 2026: Lagos celebrates Fela's legacy for a week
The festival honouring the Afrobeat pioneer runs from 12 to 18 October at the New Afrika Shrine, after a month of art, dance and fashion events.
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DesignOuagadougou's great craft fair returns for its 18th edition
SIAO, the Ouagadougou International Arts and Crafts Fair, runs from 30 October to 8 November 2026 with around thirty countries expected.
FashionMaXhosa Africa takes Xhosa knitwear onto the official Paris runway
Laduma Ngxokolo's label became the first South African brand to stage a runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
ArtIbrahim Mahama brings a 'harvest time' of African independence to Paris
From 22 October, the Fondation Cartier gives the Ghanaian artist his first major Paris exhibition, shared with nine invited artists and collectives.
CulturePrix Ivoire 2026: five novels from five countries await the verdict
Abidjan's prize for African literature in French names its winner on 30 October, with a jury chaired by Werewere-Liking.
ArtPaul Kodjo's Abidjan photo novels arrive at the Palais de Tokyo
From 21 October, the Paris art centre devotes a major solo exhibition to the Ivorian photographer who gave the photo novel Ivorian faces.
CultureGermaine Acogny and Gregory Maqoma share one stage in Paris
As We Are, a dance diptych pairing a solo on Joséphine Baker with a piece for twelve African dancers, runs at the Théâtre de la Ville from 12 to 18 October.
MusicGadji Celi celebrates 40 years of music with an Abidjan 'Apothéose'
The former Elephants captain turned singer closes his career celebrations with a concert at the Parc des Expositions on 31 October.
ArtDak'Art 2026 names its artists — and makes fragility its subject
The 16th Dakar Biennale has unveiled 54 visual artists and 21 designers ahead of its opening on 19 November.
MusicJaou Tunis turns up the volume on new Arab and African sounds
From 23 October to 22 November, the Tunis event brings together artists who blur the lines between genres and territories.
CultureCameroonian playwright Hermine Yollo wins the 2026 RFI Theatre Prize
Her play "Ima Maryam : le jugement de Marie" was chosen from 142 texts submitted from 11 countries.
ArtLubumbashi turns to Mudimbe’s library
The Lubumbashi Biennale builds its 2026 edition on the archives of the late Congolese philosopher V. Y. Mudimbe.
FashionTwyg Sustainable Fashion Awards open nominations for 2026
Nine categories, a Pan-African award and a R100,000 Changemaker prize: nominations close on 14 October.
FashionMAXHOSA Africa takes pan-African fashion to Paris
Laduma Ngxokolo has brought MAXHOSA Africa onto the official Paris Fashion Week calendar — a major international moment for South African fashion.
ArtBarbara Wildenboer opens “Invasive Archives” in Abidjan
At LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery until 23 December, an exhibition on how systems of classification still shape the way we read landscapes and histories.
ArtIbrahim Mahama prepares “The Harvest Season” for Paris
From 22 October, Fondation Cartier presents the Ghanaian artist alongside nine associate artists and collectives.
DesignThe projects defining African design in 2026
The first Africa International Design Awards point to design as infrastructure: architecture, community and problem-solving.
DesignBidi Bidi: when architecture becomes humanitarian infrastructure
Hassell and Localworks’ project in Uganda is AIDA’s Architectural Design of the Year 2026.
DesignCan African architecture build a new design language?
The CPDI Africa 2026 International Design Competition asks architects to start from indigenous principles, climate and identity.
ArtAbidjan Art Fair 2026: what the sixth edition says about the city’s ambition
Two days at Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire around one idea: art at the heart of the city.
ArtWhere African art is moving this October
Abidjan, London, Paris, Bonnieux: the month’s essential dates, in one map.
FashionOrange Culture: the backyards of memory
For Fall 2026 in Berlin, Adebayo Oke-Lawal turned childhood, loss and Lagos craft into a collection.
FashionThebe Magugu’s Afro-modernist universe moves into hospitality
A suite and a cultural house at Mount Nelson in Cape Town: fashion that lives beyond the body.
MusicWhy African vinyl is being rediscovered
Unearthed African Recordings Vol. 1 restores 20 recordings — and asks who should benefit from the archive.
Art1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
London · 15–18 October 2026 · Somerset House
ArtIbrahim Mahama — The Harvest Season
Paris · 22 October 2026 – 28 February 2027 · Fondation Cartier
ArtAKAA — Also Known As Africa
Paris · 23–25 October 2026 · Carreau du Temple
ArtInvasive Archives — Barbara Wildenboer
Abidjan · 17 September – 23 December 2026 · LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery
ArtSungi Mlengeya — Earth and Sky
Paris · 5 September – 24 October 2026 · Les filles du calvaire
ArtAfroblue
Bonnieux, France · Extended until 31 October 2026 · Fondation Blachère
ArtObou Gbais
Visual artist · Côte d’Ivoire
ArtIbrahim Mahama
Artist · Ghana
ArtSungi Mlengeya
Painter · Tanzania
DesignCyrus Kabiru
Artist · Kenya
FashionLaduma Ngxokolo — MAXHOSA Africa
Designer · South Africa
FashionAdebayo Oke-Lawal — Orange Culture
Designer · Nigeria
FashionThebe Magugu
Designer · South Africa
ArtLouiSimone Guirandou Gallery
Contemporary art gallery · Abidjan
ArtAïcha Kouadio
Visual artist · Painting & mixed media
DesignKofi Mensah Studio
Furniture & object design
FashionNaya Studio
Fashion · Capsule collections
ArtNight Market No. 03
Aïcha Kouadio · 2026
€1,850ArtNight Market No. 05
Aïcha Kouadio · 2026
€1,400ArtLagoon Light, study
Aïcha Kouadio · 2026
€650FashionSculpted Indigo Jacket
Naya Studio · Capsule 01
€320FashionIndigo Wrap Trouser
Naya Studio · Capsule 01
€210FashionPleated Shirt Dress
Naya Studio · Capsule 01
€280DesignAshanti Lounge Chair
Kofi Mensah Studio
€1,250DesignVolta Side Table
Kofi Mensah Studio
€690DesignAccra Light No. 02
Kofi Mensah Studio
€480AMA
VINYLSOUND YOU CAN HOLD.
VinylVINYLSOUND YOU CAN HOLD.
Lagoon Sessions, Vol. 01
Fictional compilation · 12-inch LP
€32ArtBoutique hotel art collection
Painters & sculptors · Budget €18,000–€25,000
€25,000 budgetDesignAfrican design for a Paris restaurant
Furniture & lighting designers · Budget €25,000–€40,000
€40,000 budgetFashionA custom stage look for London
African fashion designer · Budget £4,000–£7,000
£7,000 budget