DW's Afrimaxx

Episodes

DW's Afrimaxx Season 1

Africa, unfiltered and unapologetically bold. Afrimaxx celebrates the continent’s vibrant cultural landscape, spotlighting visionary creatives and innovators redefining fashion, art, music, architecture and self-expression. From Lagos to Nairobi, Accra to Cape Town, the series explores the ideas and movements shaping a modern Africa rooted in cultural pride, diversity, equality and inclusion.

1. African Culinary

26 min

African Culinary

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2. Celebrating The Continent’s Rich Culture

26 min

This episode of Afrimaxx celebrates the continent’s rich culture, from Nigeria’s Ojude Oba Festival, to an artisan collective in Eswatini, to a tour of Nairobi. Your host, Zimingonaphakade Mabunzi, invites you to join.

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3. Voices of reinvention

26 min

This episode of Afrimaxx is dedicated to the continent's voices of reinvention. From the Accra Arts Center in Osu, host KMJ offers insights into Rwanda's music scene, amazing tennis balls, and lost wax art.

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4. Celebrating Bold African Artistry

26 min

This episode of Afrimaxx celebrates bold African artistry. From optical illusions with host Meling Balloo in Mauritius to coffee culture with Esther Atieno in Kenya. In Nigeria, the Loud Urban Choir is redefining choral

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5. Modern African Lifestyle

26 min

In this episode, host Palesa Tembe enjoys the retro 1960s classic Hugo House in Durbanville. Plus, changing South Africa’s meat based diet, a guitar clinic in Malawi and a VR game made by Namibian San people.

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6. The glitz, glam and glow of the continent

26 min

This episode of Afrimaxx is all about glamour, glitz, and gourmet food, celebrating what makes modern Africa so special—from Mali to Rwanda, Malawi, and Nigeria.

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7. About cultural trailblazers in Africa

26 min

With this episode of Afrimaxx, coming from the foot of Thaba Bosiu, the birthplace of the Basotho Nation, we are meeting the cultural trailblazers shaping Africa's future – from Cameroon to Nigeria and Senegal.

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8. Why identity matters

26 min

In this episode, host Zimingonaphakade Mabunzi is at SculptX, Africa’s largest sculpture exhibition. Plus, traditional beaded royal Nigerian crowns, an Angolan gin maker and, some handy eco-travel tips from Mauritius.

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9. Challenging stereotypes

26 min

A fashion model in Angola fights against albinism discrimination, a Nigerian photographer celebrates African identity, and more in this episode of Afrimaxx, presented by Seitebatso Khomari at the King's Royal Cup in Lesotho.

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10. All about African identity

26 min

Today's episode with host Zahir from Malawi, is all about identity. How to find it, shape it, and even fight for it. Get ready to meet the creative minds that are transforming identity into something bold and beautiful.

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11. From royal roots to creepy foods

26 min

This time, Afrimaxx shows why you should try snake meat, why dancing is taught in Ghanaian schools, and what adaptive fashion from Malawi is all about.

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12. Skating The Norm

26 min

Ever wondered how young Africans skate the norm? Well, from Abuja, Nigeria to the kingdom in the skies, Lesotho, this episode of Afrimaxx shows you how they're rewriting the rules.

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13. Why Africa is not built on sand

26 min

This time, Afrimaxx shows everyone that the African continent was not built on sand. Meet creative minds who see sand as a building material: from sandcastles and beachcombers to rammed earth.

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DW's Afrimaxx Season 2

Africa, unfiltered and unapologetically bold. Afrimaxx celebrates the continent’s vibrant cultural landscape, spotlighting visionary creatives and innovators redefining fashion, art, music, architecture and self-expression. From Lagos to Nairobi, Accra to Cape Town, the series explores the ideas and movements shaping a modern Africa rooted in cultural pride, diversity, equality and inclusion.

1. Dreams made in Africa

26 min

This time, host KMJ welcomes you in Accra, Ghana with fashion magic made from banana fibers, the phenomenal career of Kenyan dancer Moesha Kay and BMX Bike riding in Lagos — the latest craze in extreme sports.

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2. How Africa sparks innovation

26 min

This episode of Afrimaxx is showcasing innovative solutions - from living on a budget to AI-infused avatars that translate text and audio into sign language.

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3. Style, spirit & sustainability

26 min

For it's new season, Afrimaxx starts at Nairobi Fashion week, where Style, Spirit & Sustainability meet. Plus inspiring stories about motocross, music and squirrels.

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4. Inspirational Africa

26 min

Africa never stands still. Today, from Johannesburg's Melville Art Mile, where every corner hums with creativity, we're stepping into stories shaped by movement, ambition and inspiration.

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5. About challenging opportunities

26 min

In this episode, host Itumeleng KgosiGadi ya ga Banda is at the Sikelela Festival. Plus, depicting life's struggles, the musician who goes one step further than Burna Boy, and skateboarding as female empowerment.

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6. What Our Heritage Teaches Us

26 min

Nearly a third of Zambia is protected wilderness, but it also hosts a large private art collection. Today Afrimaxx meets creatives who take responsibility for their heritage to flip it into something new.

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7. From the King of rice to the Queen of DIY

26 min

In this episode, presenter Palesa Tembe is at the SA Fashion Week. Plus, the king of rice, Nigerian jollof, handcrafted bicycles from Namibia and the South African DIY queen Amantle Tshweu.

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8. How tradition inspires a new generation of creators

26 min

Afrimaxx is at one of South Africa's biggest car culture weekends. What started as a niche meet has now turned into a full-blown movement. Let's meet builders, collectors, and fans from across the country and beyond.

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9. These creative minds are transforming Africa

26 min

Across the continent, African creatives are claiming the space reshaping the way we live, remember, and express ourselves. And that’s why today we are visiting the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in South Africa.

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10. Putting Africa into the spotlight

26 min

What if the fashion images you’ve admired for decades trace back to Africa? Today we explore the relationship between fashion and photography at the retrospective of world-reknowned photographer Koto Bolofo.

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11. Most sustainable ideas

26 min

In this episode, host Cynthia Zonde Zulu finds out more about plants and pots in Malawi's oldest garden center. Plus: trashy treasures from Nigeria, sustainable hair extensions made from sisal and sun-baked bread.

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12. How Africa is building forward

26 min

Today, host Maty Sy welcomes you from the new Goethe-Institute in Dakar, designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Francis Kéré. Senegalese architect Nzinga Mboup, who oversaw the project, tours you around.

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13. The pulse of modern Africa

26 min

Today host Itumeleng Banda trades out traffic for culture - on Main Street Sundays in Johannesburg, South Africa. Let’s check, how the pulse of modern Africa comes alive in different cities.

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DW's Afrimaxx Season 3

Africa, unfiltered and unapologetically bold. Afrimaxx celebrates the continent’s vibrant cultural landscape, spotlighting visionary creatives and innovators redefining fashion, art, music, architecture and self-expression. From Lagos to Nairobi, Accra to Cape Town, the series explores the ideas and movements shaping a modern Africa rooted in cultural pride, diversity, equality and inclusion.

1. Celebrating the continent’s rich culture

26 min

This episode of Afrimaxx celebrates the continent’s rich culture, from Nigeria’s Ojude Oba Festival, to an artisan collective in Eswatini, to a tour of Nairobi. Your host, Zimingonaphakade Mabunzi, invites you to join.

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2. How tradition is brewing up again

26 min

Across Africa, young creatives are reshaping materials, traditions and spaces into something powerful and new. Today host Bibi Raii takes you from Lagos, Nigeria to Kinshasa, DRC and even to Johannesburg, South Africa.

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3. How Africa sets its own creative standards

26 min

Today, host Bibi Raii meets with Juliet Olanipekun, Princess of Arigigi Akoko to talk about the luxury of Nigerian designs and to try them on- as this episode is all about: African Taste, on African terms.

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4. Spaces that shape us

26 min

From a green promenade in Rosebank to the rhythm of Lagos, Afrimaxx explores how design, culture and fashion are reshaping African cities — grounded in heritage and driven by people.

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5. Africa's creative revolutionaries

26 min

Itumeleng Banda is at Johannesburg's R&B Latitudes Art Fair, meeting the artists, sculptors and designers who are redefining African creativity — from canvas to carved wood, burlap to global runways.

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6. Redefining tradition and creativity in Africa

26 min

How are Africans redefining culture, design and community? From Lagos cyclists to Ivorian luxury furniture and South African music, Afrimaxx meets the people driving change.

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7. Africa's Artistic Souls

26 min

Africa's Artistic Souls

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8. The flavours, beats and stories of Africa

26 min

In Mombasa, flavours reflect a rich cultural mix shaped by history. From design in South Africa to fashion in Nigeria and music in Senegal — explore creativity across the continent.

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9. All Shades of identity: How Africa redefines inclusion

26 min

From the runways of Accra Fashion Week, with this special episode KMJ from Ghana explores for Afrimaxx how Africans are challenging stereotypes and redefining inclusion through fashion, art, dance and entrepreneurship.

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10. Creativity, culture and new opportunities

26 min

How are African creatives turning tradition into opportunity? From world-famous art and Nigerian textiles to dance, fashion and photography, Afrimaxx meets innovators shaping the future.

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11. How one Leap of Faith brings an entire continent forward

26 min

This time host Zimingonaphakade Mabunzi tries out some ceramics painting at Create in Johannesburg, South Africa. Plus, ballet dancers in Nigeria, a female rapper in Senegal and the township’s daily bread levelling up.

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12. From myth to modernity: Africa reimagines tradition

26 min

Afrimaxx takes a look behind the scenes of a new ballet production which blends mythology with Amapiano. Across Africa, young creatives are reinterpreting cultural heritage in ways that bridge the past and the present.

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13. Opening doors: Africa's new culture of access

26 min

At "Travel Through Africa" in Lilongwe, Malawi, we explore how creativity can open doors. From film and sport to art and food, Africans are making culture, opportunity and experiences more accessible to all.

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DW's Afrimaxx Season 4

Africa, unfiltered and unapologetically bold. Afrimaxx celebrates the continent’s vibrant cultural landscape, spotlighting visionary creatives and innovators redefining fashion, art, music, architecture and self-expression. From Lagos to Nairobi, Accra to Cape Town, the series explores the ideas and movements shaping a modern Africa rooted in cultural pride, diversity, equality and inclusion.

1. Shaping identity: Africa's new creative voices

26 min

At Decorex Johannesburg, we explore how identity is being shaped across Africa. From spiritual traditions and natural hair to community building and unlikely sporting dreams, creativity is redefining belonging.

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2. Africa Through New Eyes

26 min

At Lagos' Windsor Gallery, Afrimaxx explores how artists, designers, makers and performers are challenging expectations and redefining how Africa sees itself and is seen by the world.

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3. Creative transformations

26 min

At Lilongwe’s Family Food Festival, cultures connect through food and creativity. From Senegalese music and Nigerian wire art to a cat café in Kampala and vintage fashion in Johannesburg, discover fresh African ideas.

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4. How these african women are rewriting the rules

26 min

Today Afrimaxx hands the mic to the disruptors, creators and visionaries. Meet five women rewriting the rules of what is possible.

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