Arts, design, travel

In Alive & Kicking, the internationally renowned king of blufunk revisits his rich body of work.

It's the new jewel of West Africa's hospitality industry and the latest place to be in Benin's economic capital. Managed by French group Accor, the Marina showcases the country's ambitions in tourism and culture.

The Ivorian-Lebanese collector has created a vital artistic space in the Abidjan landscape.

THE TOUAREG GROUP has just put out a superb showcase of demos and previously unreleased material of a rare, raw beauty that can only be called ACTIVIST AND AUTHENTIC.

Kokoko's second album, Butu, finds the Congolese collective in better shape than ever, delivering music that’s a hybrid of ancestral African sounds, electro and kwaito.

The Hardel le Bihan architectural firm is the coordinator of one of Benin's flagship institutional projects, one which is set to accelerate the development of the local construction industry.

Gazelle Guirandou is a leading figure on the Ivorian art scene who runs the LouiSimone Guirandou gallery, which she founded with her mother in 2015. She has dedicated herself to promoting artists.

Meshell Ndegeocello's album No More Water is a tribute to the literary and political verve of James Baldwin.

Artist becomes artiste, transcending his talent for painting and music with a highly successful debut album, If I Were to Paint it. Love at first listen!