Voices for Creativity
Stay updated with insights on our programs and on CCI trends. On our blog we post articles from our team, from our board members as well as from our members and partners. This page exists to provide updates on ACA activity, to celebrate the achievements of our members, and delve into the challenges facing the cultural and creative industries. The blog will also dig into our dedicated work on CCI intermediaries.
From Policy Ambition to Delivery Capacity: What the Dialogue Revealed
When Africa Creatives Alliance launched The Delivery Gap – Governance Pathways for the Creative Economy in September 2026, the starting proposition was deliberately straightforward: across Africa and beyond, the creative economy is increasingly recognised in policies, strategies, legislation and national development ambitions
Why building the creative economy was never the hardest part
As we prepare for the launch of The Delivery Gap Governance Pathways for the Creative Economy later this summer, I here reflect a bit on the journey that led from our previous publication Moonshot 8: An Orchestrated and Prosperous Creative Economy to this next step.
The Question We Are Not Asking About the Creative Economy
The creative economy is entering a new phase of development. In some countries, it has become an increasingly visible component of discussions on economic diversification, innovation, tourism, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. In others, it remains largely associated with arts and culture, with its broader economic and developmental potential still only partially recognised.
Africa Creatives Alliance Launches New Strategic Initiative
We are pleased to announce "Leveraging Africa's Creative Economy as a Catalyst for Civic Participation, Inclusion, and Ecosystem Collaboration," a two-year initiative focused on strengthening the role of Africa's cultural and creative ecosystems in civic participation, inclusive governance, and ecosystem coordination.
The Missing Layer of Creative Economy Governance
A System That Does Not Deliver Across the world, momentum in the creative economy is expanding. Policies are being developed, frameworks adopted, and ambitions clearly articulated. Yet outcomes remain limited.
Roundtable Policy Talks on IP-Backed Lending
We convened the Roundtable Policy Talks on IP-backed lending, bringing together key voices to explore how intellectual property can be better recognised, valued, and financed within Uganda’s creative economy.
Women across Africa are shaping the future of the creative economy.
From studios to stages, workshops to film sets, creators across our ecosystem continue to push boundaries, tell powerful stories, and inspire new possibilities.
Uganda backs ‘Moonshot 8’ blueprint to boost Africa’s creative economy
As Uganda sets its sights on tenfold GDP growth under NDP IV, the creative economy must be recognized as a strategic sector with the potential to leapfrog nati...
ACA’s first intermediaries’ engagement webinar
We would love to hear from you, our community, on how the alliance can support your needs as you continue to empower creatives across the continent. We invite...
AfCFTA & Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs): A Catalyst for Investment and Growth – Key Insights from a Diverse Webinar
The report, The Moonshot 8: An Orchestrated and Prosperous Creative Economy, Catalyzing Sustainable Growth in Africa, takes a deep dive into the creative econo...
The Moonshot 8: An Orchestrated and Prosperous Creative Economy, Catalysing Sustainable Growth in Africa
Creative economy – a moonshot? One can ask the question of whether the creative economy is an aspiration, a moonshot, a goal, or all of these. These are concep...
Africa Creatives Alliance starts its launch phase at the Africa Urban Forum in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: August 25th, 2024: In alignment with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, “The Africa We Want,” the Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA) is poise...