Afrika Festival Tübingen Academy – AFTA
From a Festival to an Institution
What started as a grassroots celebration of African culture has grown into a powerful cultural and educational institution. The Afrika Festival Tübingen Academy in Germany is born from the legacy of the Afrika Festival Tübingen—Europe’s largest and longest-running African diaspora festival. The Academy stands as a permanent hub for African knowledge, creativity, and media empowerment.
Our Mission
The Academy is dedicated to shaping a new generation of African storytellers, artists, journalists, and cultural leaders. Rooted in Pan-African values and built on two decades of community building, the Academy shall provides tools, training, and its platforms for Africans and friends of Africa to preserve the African heritage, and build a sustainable future.
AFTA Offer
Our programs combine culture, education, and media to create transformative experiences.
Media & Journalism Training
Develop skills in broadcasting, podcasting, and storytelling.Cultural Education & Heritage Preservation
Explore African history, philosophy, languages, and traditional knowledge systems.Creative Workshops & Residencies
Join artists, musicians, writers, and cultural practitioners in collaborative spaces.Leadership & Youth Empowerment
Learn about Pan-African leadership, activism, and community engagement.Intercultural Dialogue & Research
Participate in symposiums, academic partnerships, and cross-cultural exchange.
The Afrika Festival Tübingen Academy aims to be a permanent home for African excellence and global collaboration. We believe that education through culture and media is key to rewriting narratives, healing colonial wounds, and building a united, confident African identity in the world.
No one person, no one organization, can carry the continent forward alone. This next phase of The Africa We Want is an invitation—not to spectators, but to builders. To African diaspora professionals in Europe: your expertise is needed.
To donors and partners: your support is not charity, it’s solidarity.
To artists, teachers, and elders: your wisdom is our compass.
To young people: this is your time, your space, your future to shape.
