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African beauty brands going global in 2026: WARA Fragrance, Sheenah Naturals and the A-Beauty Collective

A Somali perfume house with the world in its sights, a Ghanaian luxury line named after the Akuaba doll, and a Lagos expo chasing a $100bn industry: homegrown beauty is moving upmarket.

Lagos Fashion Week 2026: 'Crafted' opens on 28 October with three days of runway shows

Fresh from winning the Earthshot Prize, Africa's best-known fashion week returns next Wednesday with a season built around the hands that make the clothes.

Kente and adire go global: Ghana's Kente Village, Abeokuta's Adire Hub and the Adire Lagos fair

A weaving town in the Volta Region, a royal palace in Abeokuta and a bank's showroom in Lagos are all working on the same idea: turning West Africa's most famous cloths into businesses that sell to the world.

Fashion Awards 2026: Tolu Coker and Labrum's Foday Dumbuya among the British Fashion Council nominees

One designer had the King in her front row; the other blends West African style with British tailoring and runs a youth running club back home. Both are up for prizes at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 November.

West Africa fashion weeks 2026: Lagos Fashion Week, CANEX, GTCO, Black Star and Glitz dates

Two cities, five fashion weeks and a creative-economy fair between late October and December. Here is what is on, where, and what each one is for.

MaXhosa: how Laduma Ngxokolo built a South African knitwear business fit for Paris Fashion Week

It began with a student's idea for young Xhosa men coming home from initiation. Sixteen years on, it employs 300 people, owns two factories and has a runway slot in Paris.

Ghana's first Black Star Fashion Week: designers from 16 regions and President Mahama on the runway

A summit in Accra, a runway by the Volta at Senchi and a designer from every corner of the country: Ghana is giving its fashion industry a national stage, and the President has promised to walk it.

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Tech in Ghana Conference 2026 (Accra)

Aké Arts and Book Festival 2026

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ART X Lagos 2026

KITFest 2026: Kenya International Theatre Festival

AfroTech Conference 2026

AFRIFF 2026: Africa International Film Festival

Film Africa 2026

Ghana Music Awards UK 2026: Black Sherif, Sarkodie and Stonebwoy up for Artiste of the Year in London

The diaspora's own celebration of Ghanaian music turns ten on Saturday 31 October, with the country's biggest names nominated and the votes still open.

Who is Temi Nkem? The London-born student who won Big Brother Naija season 11

Seventy days, 24 housemates and one winner: a 21-year-old finance student from London with roots in Delta and Lagos took Africa's biggest reality show.

Chinna Smith, Mr Vegas and Bongo Herman among musicians given Jamaica's national honours on Heroes Day

The guitarist on Bob Marley's records, a dancehall star of three decades and a drummer who played for Haile Selassie: Jamaica thanked the people behind reggae's sound.

Afro Nation Portugal 2027 lineup: Davido, Rema and Fally Ipupa headline Praia da Rocha, 9–11 June

The first names for next summer's beach festival in the Algarve are out, from Lagos and Kinshasa to Kingston and Johannesburg. More are still to come.

Scorpion Kings Live at FNB Stadium: Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa play to more than 74,000

A parachute entrance, a stage full of amapiano's best and a crowd that filled Africa's biggest stadium. Now DJ Maphorisa has his eye on London's O2.