Who Trains the Machines That See Africa?

The Sovereign Stack
As AI becomes the infrastructure beneath culture, African creators can no longer
Before Rio, There Was Luanda

Samba, the Rhythm That Refused to Stay Still
Joanna Masiyiwa Has Only Photographs. Amayi Is the Rest.

Fashion became how she moved through spaces where she was already visibly different, though
At Sofitel Cotonou Marina, Georgiana Viou Welcomes Nokx Majozi for the Next Les Rendez-vous de L’Ami

On April 1, Les Rendez-vous de L’Ami returns to L’Ami at Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa
How to Dress for a Rave (Across African Cities)

To dress for a rave, one must first recognize how raves are buzzing all over our social radar
Why Bonhams Is the Last Global Auction House With a Dedicated African Art Sale

On March 19, Bonhams holds its Modern & Contemporary African Art auction at New Bond Street. The lots tell a
Out of Zimbabwe, a Streetwear Brand With Deeper Intentions

Lesley Manokore makes streetwear. Hoodies, jerseys, graphic-driven capsule drops,
Between the Algorithm and the Altar

None of it has disappeared — the bridewealth, the communal celebration, the ceremony. But in the 2020s, something is shifting fast.
Maputo’s Modernist Moment

Between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, in the city then called Lourenço Marques, a generation of architects produced a body of work
Three African Knowledge Systems on the Loewe Craft Prize 2026 Shortlist

The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize shortlist runs thirty finalists from nineteen countries. Three of them work with African craft traditions as method