We are Rewriting Africa’s Story. Reframing Its Future.
Africa No Filter disrupts stereotypical narratives by amplifying stories about Africa’s progress, innovation, and opportunity.
Why narrative is Africa’s most powerful development tool.
How Africa is perceived shapes how it develops. When outdated stories of poverty, conflict, and crisis dominate, they shrink imagination, erode trust, and limit investment. That’s why we focus on changing the narrative — because no matter how much funding goes into solving Africa’s challenges, true progress begins with belief.
How we shift narratives.
Advocacy
We raise awareness and influence public discourse with research, storytelling tools, and campaigns.
Community
We support over 500 storytellers as well as arts, culture, media and advocacy organisations across Africa and the diaspora.
Partnerships
We collaborate with global foundations and development actors to embed narrative change into their mission.
Africa is the world’s largest untapped opportunity.
We’re leading a bold rebranding campaign that shifts how governments, investors, institutions, and young Africans themselves see the continent: from crisis to creativity, from deficit to possibility.
“Africa isn’t broken. It’s bold, brilliant, and bursting with opportunity. But first, the world needs to see it that way.”
Our Impact.
storytellers and creatives supported
research reports published
Join us in building a future where Africa is seen for what it truly is: creative, innovative and brimming with opportunity.
Who we are
Bringing creativity and storytelling into development.
Africa No Filter’s Partnerships Division is a financial intermediary that helps donors and development organizations tell better stories about their work and impact in Africa by embedding creativity and storytelling into their projects. We collaborate with partners to design and deliver initiatives that draw on our deep expertise in narrative change and our vibrant network of African creatives.
Our Press Office
How does global media cover Africa?
How does global media cover Africa?Moderator Christine Mungai will be in conversation with Professor Wallace Chuma, the report’s lead researcher; independent multimedia journalist, Neha Wadekar, whose work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post,...
How to write about African elections.
African elections are often depicted through a lens that emphasizes corruption, ethnic tension, and violence, reinforcing negative stereotypes about the continent. This narrative fails to capture the complexities and progress within African democracies.
Take your photography and visual art to the next level with Yagazie Emezi.
Do you want to take your photography to the next level? Join the Africa No Filter Academy Presents: Take Your Photography to The Next Level with Yagazie Emezi fireside chat to learn from the trailblazing self-taught photojournalist.
