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Africa No Filter Launches the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund to Empower Emerging African Creative Talent
- The $30,000 fund is powered by Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Assurance
- Open to journalists, filmmakers, content producers, visual and performing artists
- Projects must amplify entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa
African Youth Arts Festival – Opportunity for Emerging Artists to shine
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the narrative change organization Africa No Filter (ANF) today announced the launch of a visual art competition aimed at boosting the profiles of art and artists on the continent.
African Youth Arts Festival Contest
Are you a talented African visual artist based on the continent?
Are you aged between 18 - 35?
Do you have an online portfolio or examples of your work?
Are you creating visual narratives that are authentic, creative and contemporary?
If so, this opportunity is for you!
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.
Jobs, sports betting, and Covid-19 continue leading Google Searches in Africa - but Egyptians and Mauritians were most interested in tantalising their taste buds in August.
We ask Google what the most searched topics are in Africa every month to see how the continent is feeling. Searches related to jobs, sports betting, Covid-19, smartphones, cars, politics and international relations were popular.
#HotOpportunities in September: elevate your game with these opportunities for African creatives and storytellers
Upskill your hustle with these opportunities for filmmakers, journalists, photographers, activists, researchers, and cultural managers. Give your application a chance to shine by watching ANF Academy workshops win Grant writing for Creatives and Budgeting and Financial Management.
How to manage your grant money like a pro
Getting the funding is the easy part, the hard work starts when the money lands in your account. Funders are not just looking for great ideas aligned to their mission, they also want to know their money is well-spent. This is where financial management and budgeting skills come in.
Music, politics, and sport dominate conversations in July
July represented the best and worst of times for Africa - certainly on Twitter, where conversations about the continent inspired despair and hope in equal measure. We collate and analyse tweets, retweets and replies mentioning "Africa" and any of the 54 African countries every month to see what Africans are talking about. We also look at hashtags that trended in each African country and used widely across countries to compile the report. Music, politics, and sport dominate conversations in July.
Could a herbal Covid cure could be on the cards for Ugandans?
Uganda is turning to traditional medicine in the fight against COVID-19, but in Gambia, Congo, Chad, Angola, and Lesotho, people are betting on luck. But this July according to Google data, Africa’s biggest concerns are about freedom of movement, opportunities, education, and the Olympics all of which featured prominently in Google Searches.