Every year, the month of May is widely recognised as Africa month, a time when the world, particularly Africa and its global diaspora, commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU). The Africa Centre's planned activities for Africa Month include a series of online events titled: ‘Food For Thought: Surveying the African Culinary Scene in the UK’. The four-part...

Join award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo in conversation for this virtual event, as she explores the inspiration behind her new novel, and discusses its themes of family, history, race, and memory.   Sankofa is the funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew.   Anna grew up in England with her white mother and...