Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch traces Ethiopia's proud 3,000-year-old history and meets artists who are responding to its past challenges with a dynamic new vision of the country.

In Senegal, Afua discovers a country whose cultural influence is far beyond its size, with a dynamic film, fashion and hip-hop scene.

Afua explores how the British carved out a brutal empire in Kenya and charts how the country's artists have responded to history happening around them.

Afua explores how a younger generation of Moroccans are updating old traditions in often surprising ways, creating exciting and daring new art, music, weaving and photography.

Afua explores the energy and ambition of Nigeria's young cultural creators, asking what drives their success in everything from Afrobeats to Nollywood.

Afua's artistic journey through South Africa begins in Soweto, where creativity is propelled by what locals call "ekasi" - the cool, authentic swag of the townships.