Africa’s Largest World Cup, Mostly Watched From Home
Ghanaian fans in the stands at AFCON 2023. Photography by Nana Asomani. The visa regime that will keep most African fans out of the stadiums of the 2026 World Cup is the same one that keeps African artists out of biennials, designers out of Paris fashion weeks, and scholars out of the conferences where their […]
Funky Fahd Will See You Now
Funky Fahd Will See You Now The best store in Marrakech has no website, no address, and no plans to change that. Courtesy of Fahd Al Marsaoui / Funky Cool Medina There are cities you visit. And there are cities you’re quietly introduced to. Through people, through instinct, through doors that never appear on itineraries. […]
Five Nations, One Continent, One Clear Message: PUMA’s World Cup Kits Put Africa Front and Centre
Inside PUMA’s most culturally ambitious collection yet, and what it signals about how global sportswear is
The Best Places to Propose in Africa: From Cape Town to Marrakech
Proposals in Africa hit different. Maybe it’s the scale (mountains that dwarf your nerves, waterfalls louder
Africa at the Winter Olympics 2026: The Distance Between Flags and Facilities
From February 6-22, 2026, the world turns its attention to northern Italy for the Winter Olympics, staged across Milan, Cortina
We Ski Too on the African Continent
Most people picture Africa and think: heat. Endless sun, dust, maybe a safari jeep kicking up red dirt. Snow?
At the Africa Cup of Nations, Football Is the Game — and Dress Is the Economy
At the Africa Cup of Nations, Football Is the Game — and Dress Is the Economy As AFCON 2025 moves toward its final on January 18, the tournament has revealed not only who remains in contention, but how African football now presents itself on the field, in the stands and in daily life ahead of […]
The Tunnel Is Louder Than the Stadium
How African teams sing their way into battle at AFCON 2025
Best of Culture 2025
2025 was the year African culture stopped explaining itself. The shift was visible
Boyedoe, Connade, and Late For Work: African Design Takes Paris at Tranoï 2025
Boyedoe, Connade, and Late For Work: African Design Takes Paris at Tranoï 2025 Photo credit: Andrea Adriani / GoRunway, Canex Tranoï runway, Paris Fashion Week SS26. Connade — Hand in Hand Collection Between September 29 and October 7, 2025, Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 brought the usual spectacle but this season, three African designers made […]