Day: March 15, 2026

Next Narrative Africa Fund is Making Sure Africa’s Stories Go Global

The push to strengthen African storytelling infrastructure is gaining serious momentum. Through the Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF), a new financing pipeline is opening up for filmmakers and TV creators across the continent. The initiative is rolling out a $40 million commercial content fund alongside a $10 million venture studio, designed to back African creators […]

The Trenches Symphony Sets Guinness World Record with Afrobeats Orchestra in Lagos

“The Trenches Symphony,” conceived by Damilola ‘Dapper’ Akinwunmi, CEO of Dapper Music & Entertainment—one of Nigeria’s fastest-rising music organizations—set out to create a defining moment in the ongoing globalization of African music. The idea was simple yet ambitious: bring together roughly 80 orchestral musicians to perform alongside Afrobeats artists, creating something monumental, while also setting […]