On October 15th, 2021, the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, made possible by the sponsorship of ADS Group, OCP Africa and Prosper Africa, welcomes you to the Africa Creative Industries Summit. In partnership with the Smithsonian Museum of African Art and Trace TV, the Summit provides a unique and timely convening of leaders and stakeholders in dialogue to discuss the many opportunities, pathways and challenges in the creative industries.

Monroe College, a national leader in educating urban and international students, and SEED Project announced the launch of a visionary program to make Monroe’s undergraduate programs available to students in Senegal this fall. Social Nation Africa, Africa Development Solutions (ADS) subsidiary was the first to provide support by offering SEED Monroe College scholarships to some selected students.

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Social Nation Africa (SNA), a new digital platform that showcases the African creative landscape, today announced a multiyear partnership that will see SNA promote African artists and support the continent’s creative sector through content production in art, culture, music and sports.