The 2026 Re Prize recognizes two African projects this year: Bled el Abar, a Tunisian collective exploring wells and oases across the Sahara as places of hospitality, memory and transmission, and Arafa C. Hamadi, a Tanzanian artist and designer whose practice opens up new perspectives on space and exhibition-making. Both laureates will receive a grant to pursue their research and develop new projects.

The Entreprendre dans la mode à impact programme is opening applications for its third cohort. Led by the Institut Régional de la Mode en Afrique (IRMA), the programme offers six months of incubation to young fashion entrepreneurs aged 20 to 35. Applicants must be based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon or the Central African Republic. The aim: to help develop more innovative, socially responsible and sustainable fashion ventures. Applications are open until September 30, 2026 on Creation Africa.

A new milestone for Angélique Kidjo. On August 18, the Beninese singer unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. She becomes the first African artist to receive the distinction, celebrating more than four decades of an internationally acclaimed career and five Grammy Awards. The 2,854th star on the Walk of Fame, in the “Recording” category, honours one of the leading voices in contemporary African music.