The seventh annual ART X Lagos expo is underway in Victoria Island, Lagos from November 4-6, 2022. The fair’s 31 galleries will showcase contemporary art from all around Africa. This year’s theme is “Who Will Gather Under the Baobab Tree?” https://artxlagos.com/visit

Sam Matekane was sworn in as the new President of Lesotho after winning elections last month. Matekane made a fortune in the diamond industry and is a relative newcomer to politics, having formed his political party just six months before the October elections. He campaigned on a pro-business and anti-graft agenda. https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/28/lesothos-new-millionaire-prime-minister-takes-office/

• Releasing next week on November 15, Africa Risen is an anthology of speculative fiction written by thirty-two African and Afro-diasporic authors. The volume is edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250833006/africarisen ‍
• The African Soft Power Project is planning an annual summit in Kigali May 2023. https://theafricasoftpowerproject.com/asp-africa-month-summit-2023-may-2023/ ‍
• Antigua Airlines is launching the first commercial flights between Africa and the Caribbean. The airline will offer regular flights from Antigua to Accra and Lagos (as well as Toronto). The inaugural flight from the new airline takes off on November 7 for Lagos. Eighty percent of the airline is owned by a Nigerian publishing firm and the remaining shares are held by the Antiguan government. https://onemileatatime.com/news/antigua-airways/