Art from Focus on Africa
Listen to interviews, news and reviews of arts from Africa
"Home for me is more like a feeling"
The author of German Calendar No December, Sylvia Ofili, speaks to Focus on Africa
The inspiration behind 'Hair it's a Family Affair'
Dutch illustrator and author, Mylo Freeman, on her Princess Arabella series
Ethiopian songstress Minyeshu on her new album
Ethiopian singer Minyeshu's fourth album is entitled Daa Dee
My mother, the conqueror—Focus on Africa
British-Nigerian filmmaker Adeyemi Michael: all immigrants are conquerors
Contemporary African Arts exhibition opens
'Forests and Spirits' is a new exhibition in London featuring Sudanese artists.
Eritrea's history in pictures
Eritrea in the News is a photographic exhibition currently showing in London.
'Disability is nothing'
Nicholas Odhiambo is part of a Kenyan dance group open to people with disabilities.
Black Panther spin-off: The Princess of Wakanda, Shuri, gets own Marvel comic series
The series will be written by Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor
Zimbabwe's Novuyo Tshuma on her novel House of Stone
The novel looks at the death of colonial Rhodesia and the birth of modern Zimbabwe
Makena Onjerika introduces us to the slum children of Nairobi.
Makena Onjerika's story Fanta Blackcurrant is about Meri, a child in a Nairobi slum.
Tanzania's rapper MP to sue over banned song—Focus on Africa
Opposition MP Joseph Mbilinyi wrote a rap song about the poor state of prisons
Nasty C talks rap and music biz
The 21 years old South African rapper has a following throughout the continent and beyond.
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga's take on responsibility
We visit the Congolese artist's London show, Fragile Responsibility.
Serving up a slice of Africa in the heart of London
Africa at Spitalfields market - offering cultural delights from the continent
Zambia's historical women
A museum in Lusaka aims to unveil the stories of influential Zambian women
Zambia’s Yoweli Chungu on the joy of reading
Yoweli Chungu dreamt of starting a hub where creative talent could be encouraged
Meet Africa's leading ladies of jazz
Women of Jazz are a trio of musicians hailing from Botswana
At the crossing between masculinity and initiation rites
'The Wound' is a film on initiation rites in the Xhosa community of South Africa
Goma: Fighting negative perceptions through fashion
Congolese art lover challenges the stereotype about the region by promoting local fashion
Ethiopian treasures to be returned - on loan
V&A displays Ethiopian treasures looted by British soldiers during the battle of Maqdala
Soukous band Kasai Masai and their fusion of sound
Mixing sounds passed from generation to generation with their own contemporary style
South Africa’s Liesl Tommy on Trevor Noah's biopic
She will direct the film adaption of Trevor Noah's book Born a Crime.
World Poetry Day: Meet the young inspiring poets
Exploring poetry and rhyme
Ugandan musician Bobi Wine mixes music and politics
Now also an MP he continues to campaign on issues that affect ordinary people























