Africa Avant-Garde
Africa Avant-Garde
A new series showcasing innovators and creators working across art, design, music, film and fashion.
arts
The Ghanaian musician who helped put West African music on the world map
Ekow Barnes, CNN
beauty
My body went viral twice. This is how it felt
Wana Udobang
arts
Noisettes singer Shingai debuts solo album 'Too Bold'
Helen Jennings, CNN
design
The British Nigerian designer making technicolor adult playgrounds
Sujata Burman, CNN
arts
Mohamed Bourouissa wins prestigious $39k Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
Editor's Choice
fashion
The young West Africans finding their voice through streetwear
Ify Obi, CNN
arts
How Ethiopian art secured its spot on the world's stage
Ginanne Brownell, CNN
arts
Provocative photographer Mous Lamrabat subverts North African stereotypes
Miriam Bouteba, CNN
fashion
Fusing history and industry, Sunny Dolat is ushering in a new age for Kenyan fashion
Wanjeri Gakuru, CNN
fashion
Naomi Campbell: 'Africa is very rich in so many ways and has been so untapped'
CNN Staff
arts
Photographs show that manhood in Africa is not a singular image
Alix-Rose Cowie, CNN
luxury
Botswana unveils blue diamond to rival the Hope Diamond
Emily Dixon, CNN
fashion
Designer Thebe Magugu wins the 2019 LVMH Prize
Emily Dixon, CNN
arts
Expert view: Seven leading African photographers from across the continent
Ana Rosado, CNN
fashion
Thebe Magugu: 'I come from a very rich culture'
Rebecca Appel, CNN
arts
African-American artist Kehinde Wiley is laying down roots in Senegal
Ricci Shryock, CNN
arts
Long-lost picture archive celebrates glamour of 1950s Senegal
Oscar Holland, CNN
arts
Why being an African artist is so important today
Ekow Eshun
fashion
Africa's gender fluid designs are defying norms
Nosmot Gbadamosi, CNN
arts
The unexpected art of Ghana's hand-painted movie posters
Jacopo Prisco, CNN
arts
Ghana makes a star-studded debut at the Venice Biennale
Jareh Das, CNN
fashion
The pioneering Cameroonian designer taking on haute couture
Stéphane Gaboué, CNN
arts
Egypt has a new $1 billion home for its most precious artifacts
Ian Lee, CNN
arts
Yinka Shonibare's colorful artworks subvert colonial narratives
Milly Chan, CNN
arts
Highlights from ART X Lagos
Nosmot Gbadamosi, CNN
arts
Artist Victor Ekpuk pays homage to African writing systems
Milly Chan, CNN
arts
Aida Muluneh wants to change the narrative on Ethiopia, one photo at a time
Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN
arts
The forgotten stars of Malian photography's Golden Age
Helen Jennings
arts
Mary Sibande re-imagines the story of South Africa's domestic workers
Ginanne Brownell Mitic, CNN
architecture
How architect Mariam Kamara is masterminding a sustainable future for Niger
Neo Maditla, CNN
arts
From Accra to London, how photographer James Barnor captured decades of style
Emma Firth, CNN
arts
In the studio with Lemi, Fela Kuti's Afrobeat imagemaker
Allyssia Alleyne, CNN, Ananda Pellerin, CNN
arts
Vintage family pictures inspired this Nigerian photographer's latest work
Helen Jennings, CNN
arts
The art I love: MACAAL president Othman Lazraq's tour of his museum's formidable African art collection
Othman Lazraq
arts
Victor Ehikhamenor's portraits show US impact on rural Nigeria
Nosmot Gbadamosi, CNN
fashion
Michelle Obama-approved designer Duro Olowu's pursuit of the 'culture of style'
Valerie Steele
arts
Why private repatriation is crucial to safeguarding Nigerian art
Ugoma Adegoke
arts
Noma Osula: The photographer challenging social norms in Nigeria
Marianna Cerini, CNN
arts
Mati Diop is the first black female contender for the Palme d'Or
Thomas Page, CNN
architecture
Lagos 2050: Shanty megastructures?
Nosmot Gbadamosi, CNN
architecture
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa's future
Jennifer O'Mahony, CNN
fashion
Dior partners with Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo for a stunning new collection
Allyssia Alleyne, CNN
fashion
The complex future of African fabric (which isn't African)
Zaina Adamu, CNN
arts
Inside South Africa's most prestigious ballet
