The Couple That Walked So Travel Creators Could Run Is Now Building Africa’s First Cultural Diplomacy Platform

In a week that has seen their story trend across Nigerian social media — with Pulse Nigeria’s viral tribute, “Meet the Couple That Walked So Travel Creators Could Run,” surpassing 286,000 views in 24 hours — Ambassadors Isaac Moses and Nneka Isaac-Moses, Co-founders of Goge Africa, have announced the next chapter of their over twenty-five-year cultural mission: the Goge Africa Cultural Dialogue & Diplomacy Series.

The inaugural edition, convened in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), holds at NIIA, Lagos, on Thursday, 2nd July 2026, on the theme: Eyo, Culture & Soft Power — Driving Diplomacy, Integration & Economic Growth.

From Documentation To Diplomacy
For over twenty-five years, Goge Africa has documented African heritage across more than 500 locations on the continent and beyond, producing over 500 documentaries and building one of Africa’s most recognised cultural media brands. The platform debuted on four TV channels including, AIT and NTA on October 1, 1999, and has since carried the stories of African cultures, traditions, royal courts, festivals, living heritage, and beautiful destinations to millions of viewers.

The Cultural Dialogue & Diplomacy Series represents the evolution of that mission — from storytelling to convening, from broadcast to policy, from documenting culture to positioning it as a strategic instrument of diplomacy, tourism, and economic growth.

“For over twenty-five years, we carried the camera,” said Amb. Nneka Isaac-Moses, Co-founder of Goge Africa. “We went to the villages, the palaces, the festivals, the sacred spaces. We documented everything we could. But documentation alone is not enough. Culture must enter the rooms where policy is made, where trade is negotiated, where perception is shaped. That is what this Series is designed to do.”

What The Series Delivers
The inaugural edition is anchored on the Eyo tradition of Lagos, one of Nigeria’s most iconic and sacred cultural symbols.
The programme features:
* A premium documentary premiere: “Eyo: Culture, Memory & Power”
* A high-level thematic dialogue on culture, soft power, policy, and economic growth, moderated by Aduke Gomez
* A diplomatic roundtable engaging over 20 consular missions in Lagos
* A curated cultural exhibition
* The Dialogue Journal — a premium cultural diplomacy publication featuring nine thought-leadership articles
* A co-branded special edition of Pelu Awofeso’s acclaimed book, White Lagos, as the official dignitary gift

Institutional Backing
The Series is co-convened by three institutions: Goge Africa Worldwide Limited as lead convener, the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) as venue host and institutional co-convener, and the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) as cultural co-convener.
The initiative is supported by the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy.

“International affairs in the 21st century are no longer shaped by economics and security alone,” said Professor Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). “Culture — how nations tell their stories, project their values, and engage with one another — has become a defining instrument of diplomacy. That is why NIIA is proud to host and co-convene this Series.” (NIIA)

According to Dr. Aisha Adamu Augie, the Director-General of CBAAC,
“We are happy to support the Goge Africa evolution into Cultural Dialogue & Diplomacy as it speaks directly to our mandate. By placing a tradition as profound as Eyo within the framework of diplomacy, identity, tourism, and economic growth, this platform reminds us that African culture is memory that can become strategy, influence, and power.”

The PULSE Nigeria Moment
The announcement comes amid a surge of public recognition for Goge Africa’s contribution to Nigerian and African cultural media. Pulse Nigeria’s Instagram feature — “Meet the Couple That Walked So Travel Creators Could Run” — has resonated widely, with viewers and commentators acknowledging the Moseses as the pioneers who laid the foundation for the travel and culture content industry that now flourishes across Nigerian and African social media.
“We are moved by the outpouring,” said Amb. Isaac Moses, CEO & Co-founder of Goge Africa. “But the best tribute to over twenty-five years of work is not only a viral post. It is what comes next. The Cultural Dialogue & Diplomacy Series is what comes next — a platform where the culture we have spent our lives documenting enters the conversation about Africa’s future.”

What’s Ahead
The Series is designed as a continuing annual platform, not a single event. The inaugural Eyo edition establishes the model; future editions will examine other African cultural traditions, cities, and themes across the continent.

Partnership opportunities, advertising in The Dialogue Journal, and media accreditation are available.

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