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One thing about Twitter? It shows that Africans are curious about the rest of the continent beyond their own countries
Covid-19, Big Brother Nigeria, basketball, and politics got the Twitterverse talking about Africa in August. We know this from our monthly analysis of tweets, replies and re-tweets that mentioned Africa and any of the 54 African countries, as well as hashtags that were tagged with African countries to find out Africans were talking about.
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#takebackthepen: Experts say this is why African media outlets struggle to cover more African news
“Until we have much stronger and more vibrant sort of new media platforms that speak to these audiences in language and context that makes sense to them, it's very difficult to drive a new African narrative,” said Tomiwa Aladekomo. Aladekomo is the CEO of Zikoko Media, which gets six million hits every month on their website and social media.
African Academics join forces to investigate African narratives under new fellowship program
The African fellows, who are based both on the continent and in the diaspora, will conduct research across more than 15 African countries. And while the story-telling mediums and topics they will study differ, outcomes will have the same impact: they will offer a broader picture of how Africans talk about each other, and how those from outside Africa talk about us – especially in China and the Middle East.
Africa No Filter is looking for 12 exceptional Africa artists to join the organisation’s Emerging Artists Fellows Program.
The program will provide 12 exceptional creative practitioners from across the continent with mentorship, peer to peer skills sharing and new networks through monthly fellow-led seminars throughout the year. Fellows will also be supported with a $5000 grant to assist in executing the proposed project, documenting findings and establishing new creative methodologies that can be presented and taught to a wider audience.
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Are you passionate about finding and sharing stories that present a different perspective of your country and community? Are you tired of the stereotypical narratives that prevail about the continent? And how much do you know about countries other than yours?
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The story of Africa continues to be defined by stereotypes and negative perceptions that point to a continent where conflict, poor leadership, disease, corruption and poverty prevail. Besides lacking nuance and authenticity, the prevailing narrative about the continent belies its rich heritage, creativity and innovative spirit.
Africa No Filter launches the Emerging Scholars Fellowship program to explore evidence-based narratives about Africa.
Poverty, poor leadership, corruption, conflict and disease are the frames that spring to mind when many people think about Africa. Is there more to these outdated stories, are these stereotypical narratives of a continent and its people who lack agency, need fixing and are dependent on wealthy countries the prevailing ones?
New US, UK funders to join African narrative collaborative
The UK’s Comic Relief and the US-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation are the latest funders to join Africa No Filter (ANF) – a donor collaborative working to change harmful and stereotypical narratives about and within Africa. Both organisations join existing partners Ford Foundation, Bloomberg, Mellon Foundation, Luminate and Open Society Foundations to fund an ambitious program – influencing how the world sees Africa and how Africa sees itself.