In 2017, in the first year of the Obama administration, the First Couple selected two up-and-coming Black artists to paint their official portraits: POTUS went for Kehinde Wiley, and FLOTUS for Amy ...

The High Museum expanded its megacollection in 2024 with important works of queer photography, African modernism and a tribute to "the godmother of African American story quilting." Why it matters: ...

A sample of what some outstanding creatives in different fields have planned provides plenty to get excited about.

In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights. By Ruth ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his pledge to introduce visa-free travel for citizens of all African nations to Ghana. The promise, made during the Africa Prosperity Dialogues ...

Foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot was completing a visit to Chad and Ethiopia, and President Emmanuel Macronfor the first time had recognized the killing of as many as 400 West African soldiers ...

That paradox led to an idea: create a library of photobooks in Ghana to bring the African story home ... which fundamentally changed his art. "He [Parks] has a way of capturing powerful images ...

Foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot was completing a visit to Chad and Ethiopia, and President Emmanuel Macron for the first time had recognized the killing of as many as 400 West African soldiers ...

Sounds of burbling water, synthesizer, singing and thumb piano cascade through the opening sections of the exhibition “Narrative Wisdom and African Arts,” at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Three veterans of African politics are in the running for the top job. On December 13, the three discussed their visions for the continent in a first-ever election debate broadcast from the AU ...

"To the youth of Africa I say: Never give up. Turn pain to power." Ademola Lookman's journey to being voted the men's African footballer of the year has been full of ups and downs, yet the Nigeria ...

Ademola Lookman has enjoyed a stellar year which included a hat-trick in the Europa League final Nigeria's Ademola Lookman has been crowned the 2024 African Footballer of the Year at the ...