Culture Management Group (CMG) has announced that AfroFuture Ghana 2025 will be held on December 28 and 29 at the El-Wak Stadium.

The festival promises another unforgettable celebration of African culture and creativity, powered by Afreximbank and Martell.

This year’s event will be headlined by Afrobeats superstar Asake. He will be joined by South African duo TxC, Ghanaian artist Moliy, rap sensation King Paluta, and Afrobeat innovator Mavo.

Together, they will deliver a vibrant mix of performances that reflect the diversity and energy of Africa’s music scene.

The festival will also feature an impressive lineup of DJs, including DJ Obi & Obi’s House, ADDJ, DJ Loft, and the energetic pair K-Dawg & EZPass.

These DJs are expected to bring a rich variety of sounds and electrifying energy to the AfroFuture stage.

The theme for the 2025 edition, “African Nostalgia,” celebrates the shared memories that connect Africans across generations and borders through music, food, fashion, art, and community.

It pays tribute to the traditions that have shaped African identity while reimagining them for the future.

“African Nostalgia is the heartbeat of AfroFuture 2025. It’s a celebration of what shaped us yesterday and the fuel for building the African Dream of tomorrow,” said Abdul Karim Abdullah, CEO and Co-Founder of CMG.

In addition to the two-day concert, AfroFuture 2025 will extend into a week of immersive cultural programming across Accra. The activities will blend entertainment, creativity, and community engagement.

The Battle of Jollof Basketball Game will take place on December 27 at the Bukom Arena. It will be held in partnership with the Basketball Africa League and will bring together celebrities in a game that merges sports, music, and culture.

The Fashion Night Out event is scheduled for December 30 at the Nubuke Museum. It will offer a day-to-night showcase of African design, featuring runway shows, interactive installations, panel discussions, and live performances.

The New Year’s Eve Extravaganza with PVO will be held on December 31 at La Palm.

This marks AfroFuture’s eighth annual New Year’s Eve celebration, which will feature high-energy entertainment, food, and fashion, presented by Positive Vibes Only (PVO).

The Afro Expo will run from December 18 to 31 at various locations across Accra. It will serve as a month-long celebration of African innovation through masterclasses, wellness sessions, book talks, film screenings, and networking events.

The Afro Expo aims to bridge culture and commerce while showcasing visionaries who are shaping Africa’s creative future.

“Every AfroFuture Festival is a reminder that the future of Black culture is being written right here in Africa. Our 2025 edition builds on that vision by bringing together artists and innovators shaping the next generation,” said Akosua Ayim, CMG’s Director of Operations.

Tickets for AfroFuture Ghana 2025 are now available at www.afrofuture.com

ShattaFest was a star-studded event with Sarkodie, Samini, Wendy Shay, Medikal, Kelvynboy, Amerado, DarkoVibes, Tinny, JZyNo, Kwame Yogot, and DopeNation, among several others were on the lineup.

The concert wrapped up around 7:05 a.m. on October 19, 2025.

It received applause from public figures and gospel artists such as Gospel singer Sonnie Badu, who publicly commended Shatta Wale over the success of the concert.

Tens of thousands of fans filled the Independence Square on October 18, 2025, for Shatta Wale’s birthday concert themed, “ShattaFest 2025 x Shattabration: The King Calls.”

Sonnie Badu took to social media to lauds Shatta Wale regarding the massive crowd he pulled for the event.

“It’s never happened in the history of Ghana, not even on the day of our independence with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. This is huge. @shattawalenima needs to be studied. We all go throw money for ground, feed the streets and they got your back. Paaa paaa paaa! I think Ghana is evolving and soon we will take the centre stage again,” he wrote on Instagram on October 20, 2025.

According to reports, the event was planned to commence at 4pm, however fans began arriving hours earlier, with the entire venue and surrounding streets packed by sunset.

Shatta Wale's concert follows another massive one organized earlier by Sarkodie in September.

Sarkodie thrilled fans with a unique, exciting entry at his just-ended Rapperholic concert in Kumasi over the weekend.

Despite the delays in the commencement time of the concert, his legendary entrance to the stage melted any possible disappointment or anger.

It began with a poetic prelude where the poet praised Sarkodie as one whose glory cannot be boxed or hidden, a reference to his kingship, his heritage as the son of the Ashanti Kingdom, highlighting his well-known title “Landlord”, positioning not just a rapper, but a voice of heritage.

The speaker invoked the spirit of Kumasi and the Ashanti Kingdom, framing Sarkodie’s homecoming as a symbolic return to the source of his strength. One of the lines of the poet was her praise for Sarkodie as one who “ does not just rhyme, but remembers. He does not just perform, he preserves,” she delivered her rich culture and praise-loaded poem for Sarkodie, with the Ashanti Flag projected on the huge LED screens behind her.

As the poem ended, Sarkodie’s nickname “Obidi” blazed across the stage in flaming letters, followed by a glowing crown that hovered above, symbolising his reign in Ghanaian rap.

Following the grand display before the ‘landlord’s’ appearance on stage, it began to rain; however, the downpour didn’t dampen the fans’ energy, and they stayed put until Sarkodie appeared.

He finally showed, opening the stage with his “Original” song in which he addresses critics, cementing his reputation as a pioneer and not a product of hype. His journey through the rap journey with a line in the song which says, “I didn’t come to fit in, I came to stand out.”

He was surprised on stage by dancehall artist Shatta Wale, whose appearance was welcomed with loud and explosive cheers by fans. The duo performed their decade-old song "Megye Wo Girl".

Sarkodie playfully shoved Shatta Wale as he joined him on stage, and their chemistry was electrifying, making it a highlight of the night.

The concert was held on Saturday, 27, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. When the stadium was announced as the venue to host the concert, concerns were raised by football enthusiasts and stakeholders about the authority approving the concert to be held at the stadium when Ghana is preparing for an international match. Ghana has a mixed history when it comes to the quality of our pitches, with rare cases of consistent maintenance often from hosting football, concerts, and rallies. Lack of pitch covers, among others.

The Baba Yara pitch is undergoing renovations to meet CAF and FIFA standards, including turf upgrades and drainage improvements.

Hence, to address these concerns, the Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, clarified that while his outfit has given the rapper the green light to host the concert at the stadium, he has been banned from extending his activities to the pitch itself.

Acknowledging the poor state of pitches in the Ghana government’s efforts to renovate and add to the number of stadiums nationwide, he explained that, “Sarkodie is prohibited from using the pitch to host the Rapperholic event. The pitch is important to us, and there is no way the event will be hosted on the pitch,” he said during an appearance on Asempa FM’s Ultimate Sports Show.

He continued that, while Sarkodie has explicitly been told to stay away from the pitch itself, he cautioned that sanctions would be applied if the arrangements were violated.

“We are aware that there is an agreement in place stating that a penalty or fine will be incurred should that happen, but we are not interested in pursuing that. There are no pitch covers, so we have to put measures in place to ensure that the pitch is safe,” he noted.

Sarkodie, responding to the NSA’s directive, took to his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to assure fans that, as he had been explicitly directed from the outset, he expressed his intention to host the concert at the stadium and would not break any rules.

“The rules were set from day 1, and we are not ready to break it (sic),” he said.