Sub-Saharan Africa

After a successful first edition in 2024, Création Africa South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is back to support and scale up cultural entrepreneurs in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi. Supported by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of France and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) the second edition of Création Africa, Creation Africa 2, aims to boost and support cultural entrepreneurship in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi.

The EU Delegation to the African Union and the African Union Commission (AUC) invite you to participate in the “#AUEU25 Through Our Lens” Photography Competition as part of the year-long celebration marking 25 years of the AU-EU unique partnership.

TheMuseumsLab is a programme for joint learning, perspective exchange, networking and career building among African and European museum professionals. Programme activities will take place from 6 May to 2 December 2026.

The Connect and Create Circulation of Performing Arts and Music call aims to support the dissemination and circulation of African artistic creations in Africa and Europe, through financial assistance for organising tours or programming within major international events.

The Connect and Create Professional Mobilities call for proposals aims to support organisations and international events in Africa or Europe that host delegations composed of non-artist professionals from both continents.

Connect and Create is calling for applications from performing arts and music organisations in sub-Saharan Africa and the European Union for the ‘Creative Tandems’ grant, for activities between March 2026 and March 2028.

The Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture Sub-Saharan Africa mobility grant scheme primarily supports transcontinental (Africa-Africa) short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals across all sectors.