November 2024 marks 60 years since The Africa Centre first opened the doors to its original headquarters in Covent Garden, London. To celebrate this milestone year, CEO Olu Alake has announced an exciting programme of events happening throughout the year, culminating in a major event in November. Read more
Cally Munchy is The Africa Centre's new restaurateur while Abura operates the bar Read more
The Board of Trustees and staff of The Centre are pleased to announce the appointment of Olu Alake as the charity’s new Chief Executive Officer. Read more
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We are seeking proposals from qualified and experienced operators specialising in African cuisine and beverages to run our restaurant and bar. We welcome applications for the operation of both or the individual spaces. Read more
The Prize is aimed at young people aged 18-30 based in Africa or from the global African diaspora community. Leading figures from the art world have been appointed to judge the contest, with finalists going on to have their work exhibited at leading galleries across New York, London, and Lagos. Read more
The Richard Saltoun Gallery, in association with The Africa Centre, presents a solo-selling exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Mozambican poet, activist, and visual artist, Malangatana Ngwenya (1936-2011). Read more
The Africa Centre has secured a game-changing grant through the Propel initiative, a long-term funding collaboration that will give the capital’s civil society and communities the flexibility, trust, and capacity to make long-term, systemic change in London. Read more
"A home to all who are Africans, and all those who have a care for the interests of the continent and its people" - Archbishop Desmond Tutu Read more
The Africa Centre in London bolsters its Board by recruiting six new Trustees ahead of the launch of its new headquarters later in June 2022. Read more
The Africa Centre announces the launch of a new Pan-African restaurant within its new headquarters in Southwark, London. Tatale, led by Akwasi Brenya-Mensa, has been appointed as the Centre’s Food and Beverage (F&B) operator. Read more
Aurélia Durand, whose artwork represents Afro-descendants as joyful, proud, and an empowered and united community whose destinies are intertwined, was commissioned for an outdoor mural at The Africa Centre, London. Read more