The paintings of contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu hang in some of the world’s most prestigious art institutions. Renowned for her large-scale abstract and multilayered landscape pieces that ...

As 2026 dawns, we pay tribute to the artists, curators, writers, dealers and other art world personalities who died in 2025.

The event happening Jan. 8-11 showcases the paintings of actor Sylvester Stallone, the Clash bassist Paul Simonon, and other ...

African Textiles in Iowa," a current exhibit at the Stanley Museum of Art, highlights a selection of textiles from a ...

Fikile Mbalula warned against allowing United States President Donald Trump to isolate South Africa from the rest of the African continent. He urged African countries to stand with South Africa and ...

The contemporary political landscape has witnessed the emergence of Somaliland as a robust de facto state a "ghost in the ...

30 talents will be selected for this initiative, designed to identify, train, and connect the new voices of African storytelling. Rabat, December 10, 2025 — Story School, the communication school of ...

World-renowned contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu is known for her large-scale abstract works exploring themes of history and globalism. In an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo in Nairobi, Kenya ...

For years, South Africa was considered as a cautionary case, an economy that was known for its high unemployment, power shortages and fading investor confidence. Today, the narrative is slowly ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For more than 40 years, Beverly and Dereck Joubert have lived with, photographed and filmed African wildlife. Their images bear witness not just to the majesty of life on the continent, but also the ...