[2] The Trans-African Road trip photography projects have been hosted at The 56th Venice Biennale,[3] and The National museum of Modern Arts, Georges-Pompidou Centre, Paris.
[5] The founding members of the collective, Emeka Okereke and Uche Okpa-Iroha, explored the theme of the festival – "Borders", through an artistic travel adventure.
The adoption of other forms, mediums and disciplines such as Literature, Videography, Film, Performance art, public space interventions and other projects are an expansion of the scope of their operation as an organization.
The concluding highlight of the trip was the Grand Prix Seydou Keïta Prize won by Uche Okpa-Iroha for images from his Under Bridge Life project in 2008.
[17] Departing through the Trans–West African Coastal Highway, the road trip included visits to Cotonou, Lomé, Accra, and Abidjan, before detouring inland to Bamako, bypassing states of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
It hosted 12 participants — 10 photographers and 2 writers — traveling from Lagos to Addis Ababa to curate stories that reveal the realities across borders and network with other indigenous artistes within the communities they engage.
Emeka Okereke, Ray-Daniels Okeugo, Lilian Novo Isioro, Lesedi Mogoathle (South Africa), Christian Nyampeta (Rwanda), Mario Macilau (Mozambique), Gloyer Matala Evita (Equatorial Guinea), Jide Odukoya, Emmanuel Iduma and Landry Mbassi (Cameroon) were members of the participating group.
[25] The group comprising Amara Nicole Okolo, Emeka Okereke, Kechi Nomu, Yinka Elujoba, James Bekenawei, Kenechukwu Nwatu, Nengi Nelson, Innocent Ekejiuba and Kemi Falodun, sought to further explore the concept of the borders within.