30 min. tour

Monday – 6:30pm E

Get a quick 30-minute inside look at a specific country, city, or theme with speed and local insights. 

Africa Everywhere

Monday – 10pm E

Africa Everywhere explores the African/Caribbean immigrant influence in the United States.

Africa Movie House

This weekly series puts a spotlight on the best films African Cinema has to offer by screening a variety of top quality movies from Africa and the Diaspora.

Africa on a Plate

Saturday – 8pm E

Africa on a Plate is a series that incorporates cooking with travel and culture hosted by up and coming young chef, Lentswe Bhengu.

African Masters

Thursday – 8pm E

With in-depth access to some of the world’s most collectable artists, African Masters presents a unique and insightful view of contemporary African art.

African Royale

Monday – 2pm E

Follow the journey of Her Imperial Highness Abimbola Fernandez, heiress to her family fortune, as she navigates the cultural connections of today’s Black America while honoring her family’s Royal legacy. 

Afrobeats: From Nigeria to the World

Afrobeat: The Global Sound! How did a vibrant African music style take over the world? We traveled to 4 continents and interviewed 40+ artists like Davido and Drake to uncover the beat that's changing music forever. Get ready for a wild musical journey!

Amah Knows Best

Sunday – 8pm E

Platinum-selling South African rapper iFani travels to China to learn how to cook from Chinese grandmothers. The adventure is a cultural learning experience, not just for iFani but for the Chinese people who unquestioningly embrace their unique visitor.

BBC Africa Eye

Untold stories in a fresh contemporary style. With journalists across Africa and a brand new BBC investigations unit we will generate high-impact TV documentaries that expose true stories viewers won’t want to miss. Plus, additional investigative content made for digital and social platforms to engage new younger audiences.

BBC Focus on Africa

A presentation of the biggest stories from all over Africa and around the world, led by the BBC team.

Care for Color

CARE FOR COLOR is about self-love, self-care and self-knowledge through the lens of the African diaspora. While alluding to African origins, this docu-series tackles both trendy and age-old health, wellness and beauty secrets for people of all shades and colors.

Diaries

This original series takes you around Africa to look at the businesses, people and places that shape the lives of the continent's vibrant citizens and businesses that defy Western expectations of Africa.

Escape with Nate: In Search of Black Utopia

Nate Fluellen, headliner of TAC’s award-winning series World Wide Nate is back to host his new show Escape with Nate. Nate will sit down with today’s top Black travel influencers and celebrities and explore how travel opens the doors for people of color.

Expresso

Monday – 7am E

Beamed live from its stunning Cape Town studios on the west coast of Africa, the Expresso morning show serves up a fresh blend of international culture and lifestyle on a daily basis.

Female Driven Drama

Discover Wounds, Lavish, and Flawsome—three bold, female-driven dramas that redefine strength on The Africa Channel. From the emotional scars of sisterhood in South Africa’s Wounds, to the glitz, ambition, and rivalry of Lavish, and the unapologetic truth of friendship and success in Nigeria’s Flawsome—these series spotlight women navigating love, loss, loyalty, and the pressure to rise in a world that doesn’t always play fair. Unfiltered. Unflinching. Unforgettable.

Finding Samuel Lowe

World Television Premiere – Three successful black siblings from Harlem discover their heritage while searching for clues about their long-lost grandfather, Samuel Lowe.

First Time Africa

Monday – 12:30pm E

Our reality series that captures the exciting adventures and fun-filled experiences of first-time travelers to Africa.

Flawsome

Monday – 11am E

Four friends navigate life's challenges, exploring themes of female friendship, patriarchal society, and shared experiences, though without groundbreaking insights.

Forgiveness: The Project Ubumwe Story

Twenty years after the horrific genocide in Rwanda, an extraordinary program is underway that brings perpetrators and victims together for the first time, leading to inspirational stories of confession, hope, reconciliation, and forgiveness.

House of Tayo

This series follow Matthew Rugamba, a young Rwandan fashion designer, as he builds his start-up fashion line in his homeland.

Housewives

Sunday – 5pm E

The lives of three housewives are changed forever when their husbands are killed after stealing drugs from a cartel leader.

Lavish

Monday – 10:30am E

The soft life is often darker than most are willing to admit. Follow the fabulous lives of these 30–something's as they navigate death, divorce and many disasters.

Lifestyle on The Africa Channel

Lifestyle on The Africa Channel

A Legendary Journey

Documentary films on the world's most iconic legends!

Minjiba Entertains

Saturday – 7:30pm E

African fusion meets Lifestyles of the Hip and Fabulous in this stylish, modern cooking show hosted by Nigerian food blogger Minjiba Cookey.

Music for Wildlife

Sunday – 6pm E

This concert series introduces audiences to both established and new African musicians while raising awareness for the most magnificent wildlife on the planet.

Muziki Ni

Tuesday – 8:30pm E

An up close and personal look at the inspirations that drive the music of talented artists from Africa and the diaspora.

My Africa

Monday – 1:30pm E

Get an insider's perspective of Africa’s most fascinating areas, exploring towns and cities from the inside out with people who have personal ties, showing us their world – the way they know it.

My Design Rules

Sunday – 10am E

Three competing design duos battle it out in the name of great design. With less than 2 weeks to complete each room challenge, the pressure is on to impress a panel of industry professionals who choose the next big name in South African interior design.

NEW Movies!

We've got NEW movies that will make you laugh, love, sing, dance, gasp, and cry. We love new movies as much as you do!

Re-Imagining: Movie Icons

The Africa Channel partnered with Vanichi Magazine for a 10-part, fashion forward series that celebrates African designers and asks the question, “What If Movie Icons Wore African Fashion?”

SA INC

Celebrating all that is good in South Africa! SA INC documents South Africa's most progressive, innovative, and switched-on brands, creating inclusive, sustainable business growth.

Shades of You

Exploring new beginnings in every shade.

TOP

Monday – 1pm E

This isn’t your typical better or best list! These are great things we thought were worth doing, tasting, and seeing in exotic locations throughout Africa and the Caribbean.

Trace Awards 2025

Saturday – 9pm E

Broadcast from the breathtaking shores of Zanzibar, the 2025 Trace Awards is a dazzling celebration of Afro-Urban excellence. This global music and culture event honors the most influential and innovative artists across the African continent and its diaspora—spanning genres like Afrobeat, Amapiano, Hip Hop, and more. Bringing the vibrancy of African music to the world stage and featuring show-stopping performances and unforgettable moments, the Trace Awards spotlight the cultural heartbeat of a continent whose rhythms have shaped music worldwide.

Traffic!

A detective in the course of a murder investigation faces tough choices between her job and motherhood.

Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes is a powerful short-form documentary series spotlighting the everyday African conservationists reshaping the future of the continent’s natural heritage. From remote forests to bustling coastlines, each episode follows a different changemaker tackling urgent environmental challenges—from wildlife rescue and plastic pollution to sustainable farming and human-wildlife conflict. These grassroots heroes, often overlooked, are proving that bold, homegrown solutions can create harmony between people and nature. Their stories are diverse, inspiring, and deeply rooted in community, showing that conservation is not just a cause—it’s a calling.

World Wide Nate

In this adventure-filled travel series, you’ll either be packing your bags to replicate Nate’s exploits or settling further back in your couch to experience Africa and the world vicariously through our host.

Wounds

Sunday – 3:15am E

A nursing school dropout is forced to start an internship at a hospital under her sister’s identity to survive while keeping up the façade.

Y’Africa: Sports Champions in Africa

In the run-up to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the stories of 14 Olympic and Paralympic champions across Africa unfold in this compelling series.