A proud and passionate African. I was designed in Lagos, made in London, matured in Johannesburg. Shifting African narratives. Podcaster:WomenOnTop Africa
Somalia sends 20 doctors to help Italy contain Covid-19. It’s not just the world, it’s also the Africa narrative that’s changing
#COVID19
#AfricaRespond
#ANF
Despite some backlash,
@Beyonce
appears to have done more than the US school system and media to advance discussion and awareness about Africa in the US and across the world. I explain why I think so....Beyonce's 'Black is King' (Opinion) - CNN
“Africa is the only continent in the world where official aid inflow outstrips private capital inflow....no country in the world has achieved substantial development based on reliance on aid”. Every funder should read this:
via
@TC_Africa
Love
@nelsonmakamo
’s work - not just bcos it’s visually compelling but bcos he is redressing ‘decades of images that have portrayed African children as destitute’. It’s why we fund art and artists at
@africanofilter
with a single image they can change the way the world sees us ✊🏿
How can Africans take back the pen?
I’m excited to invite you to Africa No Filter Presents: Who is telling the African story? The one-hour conversation will unpack the findings from the ‘How African Media Covers Africa’ report.
What’s the future of African storytelling? 1. Consume our own content 2. Invest in our platforms 3. Right size the funding. Interesting panel and great to meet
@TroyOnyango
@kolatubosun
#LIPFest2021
Love this Public Service Announcement from Ghana around their
#coronavirus
#lockdown
- it’s doing what few others have done; creating nostalgia for and certainty around the future after this pandemic. Yes, this too will pass.
One of our
#Goalkeepers
,
@RosabellK
reviewed Chiwetel Ejiofor's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, saying it is a "rare authentic vision of Africa". Its also an example of African led solutions for uniquely African problems.
@netflix
1st you serve your country and then you serve the world. Great piece on ex
#Nigeria
CDC head
@Chikwe_I
who is now at the
@WHO
focused on stopping the next pandemic before it happens. We’re in good hands 🦾
Meet
@KikiMordi
, the Nigerian journalist who was recently in the headlines for her yearlong investigation into
#SexForGrades
for
@BBCAfrica
. She shares why she decided to do it with
@OkayAfrica
and why it’s important for girls to speak up!
“What if Africans managed to access museums across the Western world, gather all the artwork looted from their territories during the colonial era, and take them back home?” See how Nigerian tech company Looty is doing just that!
Agree with Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga that
#Africa
is “trapped in this development paradigm. So we constantly have an image of ourselves as lacking and that is fed back to ourselves...”. Read her interview in this week’s
@thecontinent_
@efie41209591
A very productive session! It certainly set the tone for what's turning out to be an incredible day of conversations among African
#Goalkeepers
. Together, we are exploring ways to stimulate citizen advocacy and spur concrete action on our continent.
#Goalkeepers18
Great engagement with African journalists at
#Goalkeepers18
with
@MSuzman
from
@gatesfoundation
– about the challenges and pressures facing newsrooms today, and how this affects reporting on vital development issues. How can data journalism be used bring these stories to life?
It’s official, the
@gatesfoundation
office in
#SouthAfrica
is now open! Thank you
@MSuzman
for choosing South Africa as your first official outing as CEO. And thank you to all our partners - we couldn’t do what we do without you.
@GatesAfrica
At the launch of
@trtworld
’s Africa digital news service in
#istanbul
. Their tag line is portraying ‘Africa as it is’. Their mission, like ours at
@africanofilter
is to change the africa narrative ! Wish them all the best !
It feels like just yesterday when
@FordFoundation
launched
#AfricaNoFilter
2 years ago aimed at discovering how to best shine the spotlight on African storytellers & those breaking negative narratives across the continent. Today, we're excited to introduce our 1st ED
@MokyMakura
Alarming stats and headlines that lump
#Africa
together as 1 country don’t show us where the problems are and where we should prioritize responses.
#Botswana
,
#SouthAfrica
#Algeria
#Seychelles
are at very different levels. We need more nuanced data and reporting.
At State house in Abuja listening to
@Billgates
share his vision 4 a Nigeria that thrives through prioritizing health & education. Half of Nigeria’s children can’t read & write. The health system is broken.
#ImagineNigeria
if this was reversed. What does it take ?
‘It’s almost as if they are disappointed that Africans aren’t dying en masse and countries are not collapsing’ Love this piece on
#Covid
and Africa by
@KarenAttiah
. ‘...the West seems largely blind to Africa’s successes’....
Today is
@AkiAnastasiou
last day
@Radio702
after 30 years . You have been a colossal figure in broadcasting, a consummate professional. Funny, kind and generous. You brightened up our days. May your next chapter be as bright as ever. Kindness is everything
#ThankYouAki
I speak Yoruba and my 3rd culture kids don’t. I am acutely aware of how easy it is for languages to die. Benoit Fader Keita is using music to save Menik, a Senegalese language with only 3000 speakers left, from going extinct. It’s beautiful:
Sometimes it takes an outsider to shine a light on our stories. Catherine McKinley’s book of portraits of west african women is a case in point. This pic didn’t make it ... but that’s my mum (4th left) with a group of aunties from the 60s/70s. Love it ❤️
Nelson Mandela's life is not history, he doesn't represent a moment in time that has just passed, he is now. He was a man who changed things. The greatest way we can honour
@NelsonMandela
is to work for a better future for everyone, everywhere.
#Goalkeepers18
Thanks for calling out the headline
@Nwankpa_A
@addisale
. We need fewer lazy headlines & more contextualised nuanced stories about the continent. Most of the info in this article was from
#SouthAfrica
which does not =
#Africa
. Just as Africa does not equal
#poverty
.
If
#COVID19
has done 1 thing, it’s elevated the importance of communication - a critical component of prevention, a way to separate good from poor leaders & mitigate the spread of
#Misinformation
. We are going to have to rely on it more as we learn how to navigate our new normal.
Communicators! The time is now to lead from the front! Join us on Monday, 25 May for an exciting discussion with Sophie Masipa (
@SophieMasipa
), Moky Makura (
@MokyMakura
) and Victor Oladokun (
@VictorOladokun6
) on strategic communication in the wake of COVID-19.
#AfricaCommsWeek
The
@AFDB_Group
recommends that to harness Africa’s huge youth potential, Africa should make it a priority to emphasize digital skills that enable them to contribute to the digital economy. I 💯 agree. Read more here:
#2020AEO
We shouldn’t have to import simple things into
#Africa
. This promo video from a
#Nigerian
company making sanitization products shows innovation and good business sense. Buy Made in Africa products!
They said it couldn’t be done.
#Africa
has ‘little experience manufacturing medical supplies, instead relying on imports from China & foreign aid’. Times are changing, clearly because
#Kenyan
Clothing Factory Turns to Masks Overnight
#COVID
ー19
Listening in one of the most authentic, frank public conversations I have heard about Philanthropy. Less than 10% of philanthropic funds go to black led organizations.
@FordFoundation
is one of the orgs trying hard to change this dynamic. Thanks for funding
@africanofilter
“It'll be easier for the women behind me, that's for sure. I think people are now used to seeing more women in manufacturing in Zambia." Listen to
@monicamusonda
’s story on
@wot_africa
.
Love how the digital and in person world are converging. Made it to a discussion on decolonizing media in Uganda whilst sitting in my office in Joburg. Great to join
@LarryMadowo
- a one man narrative change machine 💕💕.
It’s exciting to finally announce the inaugural cohort of Africa No Filter Academic Fellows ! Together they make up one of the most focused academic interventions on understanding where and how African narratives play out. Meet the class:
This weekend I get to speak to some of
#Africa
’s creative storytellers who use art to tell stories about Africa. It’s called
#NarrativeMatters
and it’s on
#iGliv
. The stories we put out in the world count - join Lebohang tmrw. Follow
@africanofilter
on IG to watch.
Silicon valley didn’t just happen. We need to create the right incentives in Africa and we can create African venture capitalists who can fund entrepreneurs here says
@StriveMasiyiwa
at
#Pathways4Prosperity
.
It’s always great to read success stories. Here’s one on how a conception-to-adulthood program in South Africa is curbing the negative effects of poverty:
Amazing story of South African
@SenamileMasango
who overcame so much to become a nuclear physicist ⚛ and the first African woman to conduct an experiment at CERN! 🔬.
Spanning 38 editors in 15 countries, 309 articles from 60 titles, and 5 focus groups, our 'How African Media Covers Africa' report sheds light on the factors contributing to stereotypical narratives about Africa and its people. Read the full report:
Of the top 10 African-based startups that received the highest amount of venture capital in Africa last year, eight were led by foreigners. A compelling read from
@LarryMadowo
You’ve probably suspected that narratives around business in Africa are distorted - now we have data that proves it. Read
@africanofilter
’s Business in Africa Narrative Report, you’ll be glad you did.
#RewriteAfricasStory
#ANF
Someone should tell
@UBAGroup
, the days of men only panels are over. (Oops I guess I just did). But really, where are the women who can speak to this issue?
#gender
matters.
At 27%, the world’s highest number of
#womenentrepreneurs
are in sub-Saharan
#Africa
. With the right incentives, African women can unleash their potential in the continent’s tech sector!
#WomenEmpowerment
She was ‘born with disabilities and discovered her abilities’ Tennis player
@KGmontjane1
shares her inspiring journey to becoming a global wheelchair tennis champ. Great session Great stories at
#LWS2019KZN
.
Interesting question and very revealing answer from the Fortune 500 CEO survey about
#COVID19
.
#Africa
doesn’t feature as an investment opportunity. Further proof that we need to be self reliant....time to support the
#AfCFTA
“Let us change the narrative on Africa in the US”
@AfDB_Group
President tells African Diplomats in US. That’s exactly the sort of endorsement we need - it’s what
@africanofilter
is working towards Thank you
@akin_adesina
.
If you want to go fast, go alone but if you want to go far go together. A unified continent of a billion + people is a stronger global proposition than 54 indiv countries.
#OneAfrica
is not just a continental dream - our report shows that:
#Africa
is not a country, but we need to get
#Africans
more united. Our sources of knowledge about each other, our education, travel, entertainment, business, tourism and news systems have & continue to tell us more about the West than about each other.
When it comes to women’s progress, ‘Today is better than yesterday’ says every South African’s heroine
@ThuliMadonsela3
, speaking on stage
#LWS2018
. We need to pass it on.
@LWSummit
#Cop26
is on and the world is talking about
#climate
change. Perception is that
#Africa
isn’t too interested, so
@africanofilter
checked to see which countries are engaging the most in climate conversations on the continent.
#Kenya
💥🦾
Excited that
@Africanofilter
is working with
@Facebook
on building the Metaverse. We'll soon be launching the Amplifying African Voices campaign to find creators pushing the boundaries of digital storytelling with immersive technology. More here
Great to see the fantastic response to our latest
@africanofilter
report, How African Media Covers Africa. It was always our aim to shed light on the factors contributing to stereotypical narratives about Africa, and why they persist. Full report here:
Lived in
#SouthAfrica
for over 20 years and it’s been full of amazing unifying moments. SA winning the
#RWCFinal
against England (my former adopted home) is one of them. Go
#Springboks
. Feeling like a proudly SouthAfrican Nigerian!
Compelling joint piece from
@PaulKagame
and
@BillGates
making a case for
#Africa
to invest in its people - especially in their health. Read: Every vaccine is a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the African economy (opinion) - CNN
Inspired by the vision of the
#ALA10
founders. I was there 10 years ago ... in awe of what they have achieved today. Well done
@FredSwaniker
@achaleke
and team. As Africans ‘yes, we can’.
'I am a human ... But I have not missed a single day of work, a single task, and I never will' — Finnish PM Sanna Marin continued to defend herself from the fallout of several leaked videos showing her drinking and partying with personal friends
I’d never heard of a donor collaborative until I started leading one. Now I think all funding should be this way 😀. Thank you
@FordFoundation
for the vision.
"Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression." Join me at
#GlobalCitizen
Festival Mandela 100 on 2 Dec to honor Mandela's words. Together we can
#BeTheGeneration
to take a stand for women and girls to ensure
#SheIsEqual
@tito_mboweni
The UK govt is communicating this plan well enough. It’s the UK opposition, the media and the NGOs who have a vested interest in stereotyping
#Rwanda
. Love that Rwanda is forcing people to think differently about what role Africa plays in global affairs! 🦾
Here’s my quote of the year. “If you are going to develop, you need to develop with pride” says Akinwumi Adesina,President of the African Development Bank at
#UnstoppableAfrica
#GABI
#Africa