Find your African
community abroad
Connect with Africans in your city, attend real events, and feel at home — wherever life has taken you.
5,000+
Members
5
Active cities
200+
Events per month
15+
Cultural groups
Everything you need
Your community, your way
Three core pillars designed for the African diaspora experience — not a generic social network.
Connect
Find your people in your city
Browse the member directory, filter by origin country, languages, and interests. Make real connections with Africans who understand your journey.
- City-based member directory
- Filter by nationality & language
- Private messaging
Attend
Discover events near you
From cultural dinners to professional networking nights, AfriConnect hosts hundreds of in-person and virtual events across Europe every month.
- 500+ monthly events across Europe
- Cultural, professional & social
- RSVP and add to calendar
Discuss
Get local advice that actually helps
City-specific forums covering housing, jobs, visas, remittances, and everyday life. Ask questions and get answers from people who've been there.
- Housing, jobs, visas & more
- City-level discussions
- Pinned guides from ambassadors
Getting started
Up and running in minutes
No complicated onboarding. Just sign up and start connecting with Africans in your city right away.
Get started — it's freeCreate your free profile
Sign up in under 2 minutes. Tell us where you're from, your languages, and interests.
Choose your city
Pick your current city and instantly unlock local groups, events, and forums.
Meet people & attend events
Join conversations, RSVP to events, and build real friendships with people who get it.
Active communities
Find your city
AfriConnect is live in 5 European cities, with more launching soon.
London
United Kingdom
Manchester
United Kingdom
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Paris
France
Amsterdam
Netherlands
More cities
Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon & more coming soon
What's on
Upcoming events
Nigerian Independence Day Celebration
Ghanaian Professionals Networking Evening
Soirée Africaine — Paris
African Fintech & Finance Amsterdam
Member stories
Real people, real connections
“AfriConnect helped me find a Senegalese community in London within days of arriving. I had new friends before the week was out.”
Amara Diallo
Senegalese · London
“I was struggling to meet other Nigerians in Amsterdam. Within a week I had new friends, a dinner invite, and a WhatsApp group.”
Chidi Okonkwo
Nigerian · Amsterdam
“The forums are incredible — someone answered my visa renewal question within an hour, better than any official helpline.”
Fatima Asante
Ghanaian · Paris
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