Casa África

What Casa África does

Casa África is a publicly funded public diplomacy institution headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, established in 2006 with a staff of 31. Its mission is to strengthen Hispano-African relations across cultural, educational, economic, and informational dimensions through coverage of all 54 African countries. The institution runs a portfolio of core programs: #ÁfricaEsNoticia (a daily news aggregation and conference platform on African current affairs), Creando Redes (an open expert and institutional networking community), Mediateca/Portal Kuwamba (a multimedia library of more than 50,000 articles, videos, images, and audio content including Radio Kuwamba), Enseñar África (an educational program enrolled in 78 secondary schools), África Vive (an annual cultural festival around Africa Day), Letras Africanas (a literary program and reading club), Vis a Vis (a music exchange connecting African and Spanish musicians), and Red Afroespa\u00f1ola de Pensamiento y Ciencia (a research network for academics and scientists). Operational scale comprises more than 600 activities annually reaching over 100,000 people.

The institution's technology footprint is primarily a web-based content platform: the casafrica.es website available in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English; the Portal Kuwamba mediatheca with associated Radio Kuwamba streaming; an email newsletter system; and a professional networking platform. No AI/ML capabilities or proprietary technology stack are described. All services are offered free of charge to the public, with funding sourced from Spanish national government budgets, the Canary Islands Government, the local Ayuntamiento, and European Union structural funds (FEDER, Interreg MAC programs such as Confiáfrica, COMPASS, and AfricanTech), supplemented by targeted grants (e.g., from Spain's Ministerio de Defensa for the Sahel security conference cycle).

Casa África's business model is therefore not commercial but institutional: it operates as a government-affiliated diplomatic and cultural platform whose revenue is replaced by public appropriations, EU co-financing, and strategic partnerships with chambers of commerce, airlines (Binter), universities (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), cultural institutions (CAAM, Museo del Prado, UNWTO/FITUR), and NGOs. Strategic customer segments include the general public, Spanish SMEs seeking African market entry, the academic and research community, and secondary schools\u2014none of which are paying customers in the conventional sense, but each of which the institution actively cultivates as program beneficiaries and ecosystem participants.

Name

Casa África

Legal name

Casa África

Website

https://casafrica.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Casa África is a Spanish publicly funded public diplomacy institution based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria that strengthens Hispano-African relations through cultural, educational, economic, and informational programs serving the general public, Spanish SMEs, academics, and schools across all 54 African countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Casa África is a public diplomacy institution that organizes cultural, educational, economic, and informational programs to strengthen relations between Spain and Africa. The institution delivers conferences, exhibitions, networking platforms, and a digital multimedia library, while supporting Spanish SMEs seeking African market opportunities and academic collaboration between Spanish and African institutions. All services are offered free of charge and funded through Spanish government budgets, Canary Islands government funding, and European Union funds.

Product overview

Casa África is a public diplomacy institution headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, dedicated to strengthening Hispano-African relations through cultural, educational, economic, and awareness-raising activities. The organization operates as a multi-program cultural and informational hub rather than a technology platform. Its core offerings include: #ÁfricaEsNoticia (a digital news aggregation and conference platform), Creando Redes (an expert networking database), the Mediateca/Portal Kuwamba (multimedia library with Radio Kuwamba), various thematic programs (Enseñar África for education, Letras Africanas for literature, África Vive for annual cultural festivals, Vis a Vis for music exchange), sector-specific projects (AfricanTech for SME digitization, COMPASS for migration management, ConfiÁfrica for business cooperation), the Red Afroespañola de Pensamiento y Ciencia (research network platform), plus exhibitions, awards, publications, and a weekly newsletter. The institution organizes over 600 activities annually reaching more than 100,000 people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• #ÁfricaEsNoticia Digital news aggregation platform that curates and publishes daily news about Africa, featuring daily briefs (dosieres), multimedia content, and conferences on current African affairs. Includes a security conference cycle covering Sahel and West Africa topics.
• Creando Redes Open expert database and networking community connecting Africanists, professionals, institutions, and associations working on African affairs to facilitate professional relationships between Africans and Spaniards.
• Mediateca / Portal Kuwamba Online multimedia library and repository offering access to Casa África's collection of more than 50,000 articles, books, music, films, and audio-visual materials, including Radio Kuwamba for African music streaming.
• AfricanTech Project initiative to improve the competitiveness of Canarian and African SMEs and strengthen their capabilities in innovation, digitization, and digital transformation.
• COMPASS Project to comprehensively address migration between the Canary Islands and Africa, aligned with Priority 4-MAC mobility for improved migration management at origin and destination.
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Quantifiable outcome

• More than 600 activities organized annually reaching over 100,000 people
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cámara de Comercio de EspañacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2020Casa África and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce signed an agreement to help Spanish SMEs access the African continent, facilitating business connections and market entry support.
• BintercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2018The Canary Islands airline Binter provides ongoing support to Casa África for transportation needs related to activities, connecting the Canary Islands with African destinations including Dakar, Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, El Aaiun, Nouakchott, Banjul, Praia, and Sal.
• Cámara de Comercio de Santa Cruz de TenerifeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement for joint activities supporting internationalization and economic relations between Tenerife and African markets.
• Cámaras de Comercio de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mauritania, Dakar, Barlovento (Cabo Verde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in the ConfiÁfrica project (co-financed at 85% by FEDER under Interreg MAC 2014-2020) aimed at strengthening relations between Canary Islands and African entities, promoting business opportunities through exports, investments, and consortium bidding.
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO/OMT), FITURStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa África co-organizes INVESTOUR, the IX Forum of Tourism Investment and Business in Africa, held during FITUR in Madrid, promoting sustainable tourism in Africa.
• Federación de Asociaciones Africanas en Canarias (FAAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization in the África Vive program, representing the African community in the Canary Islands and co-organizing cultural activities around Africa Day celebrations.
• Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la TecnologíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating institution in the África Vive program, hosting events and exhibitions as part of the annual Africa celebration activities.
• Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on educational programs, research initiatives, and cultural activities including the África Vive program and Bridge to Africa congress.
• Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa/Tánger (FCAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm festival partner collaborating on African cinema promotion and screenings as part of the África Vive program and year-round activities.
• Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA/WFP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN World Food Programme collaborates with Casa África on humanitarian and migration-related activities, with visits from WFP officials to the institution.
• MigraVoiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform that connects European journalists with African migrants who are experts on various topics, amplifying migrant voices in media. Casa África promotes this initiative through its networks.
• Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt museum collaborating with Casa África on shared exhibitions, including the Jack Beng-Thi exhibition displayed at both institutions.
• Agencia EFEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish news agency collaborated on exhibitions documenting African history, including the '50 years of graphic testimony in Equatorial Guinea' exhibition.
• Museo del PradominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa África collaborated with the Spanish Embassy and the Prado Museum to train cultural journalists in Nigeria.
• ONGAWA, Nuevo Futuro, Mundubat, MPDL, Medicus Mundi, and other NGOsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious development NGOs are part of the Creando Redes network, collaborating on African development topics and civil society initiatives.
• Cámara de Comercio de España-GhanaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNewly launched bilateral chamber of commerce aimed at facilitating business relations between Spain and Ghana, launched in December 2018.
• CEDEAO/CEAO - Women Business Associations NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa África hosted the I Meeting of Women Business Associations of ECOWAS, resulting in Gambia, Cabo Verde, and Mauritania joining BPW International network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• British Council: The UK's primary cultural diplomacy body, operating globally with a much larger scale and broader mandate covering education, arts, and English language promotion. Comparable as a publicly-funded cultural diplomacy institution with multi-program platform serving international relations objectives.
• Institut Français: France's official agency for cultural action abroad, coordinating French cultural centers, language programming, and intellectual exchange worldwide. Particularly comparable to Casa África given France's deep institutional ties with Africa and similar multi-program platform structure.
• Goethe-Institut: Germany's global cultural diplomacy network promoting German language and culture through 150+ centers worldwide. Comparable as a government-backed cultural institution combining language education, cultural programming, and bilateral relationship-building at scale.
• Alliance Française: France's international French language and cultural network with 800+ centers globally. Functions as a comparable model of state-supported cultural diplomacy combining language, education, and cultural exchange with deep African presence given Francophone ties.
• China-Africa Cooperation Forum institutions: Chinese government-backed institutions and Confucius Institute network supporting China-Africa cultural, educational, and economic engagement at a much larger scale. Comparable as state-driven public diplomacy infrastructure connecting a major economy with the African continent across cultural, educational, and business dimensions.

Direct peers

• Royal African Society: UK-based membership organization dedicated to fostering understanding and engagement with Africa through events, publications, and business networking. Highly comparable to Casa África in Africa-focused mission, programmatic model, and audience of professionals, academics, and businesses interested in African affairs.
• Africa Centre: London-based cultural institution promoting African culture and providing a platform for African diaspora engagement through exhibitions, talks, and cultural programming. Comparable in cultural diplomacy mandate, programming mix, and Africa-focused audience.
• International African Institute: London-based research and academic institution dedicated to African studies, publications, and convening scholars and researchers on African affairs. Comparable to Casa África's Red Afroespañola de Pensamiento y Ciencia research networking and academic exchange programming.
• Casa de América: Casa de América is Casa África's direct structural twin in Madrid — a Spanish public diplomacy institution established under a similar governmental framework to foster Spain's relations with Latin America. Operates the same model of exhibitions, conferences, cultural programming, and business networking for a different regional focus.
• Instituto Cervantes: Spain's official public institution for promoting Spanish language and culture globally, with a similar public-sector structure, multi-country network of cultural centers, and programming model combining education, cultural events, and institutional partnerships. Comparable in mandate and operational structure to Casa África.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/casaafrica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CasaAfrica
• Facebookfacebook.com/Casa.Africa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/casa-frica
• Instagraminstagram.com/casafrica

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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