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New AI-powered “Africa Bias Buster” helps writers identify and eliminate unconscious bias in storytelling about Africa.

New AI-powered “Africa Bias Buster” helps writers identify and eliminate unconscious bias in storytelling about Africa.

Johannesburg, South Africa — 19 March 2025: The AI Shop, in partnership with Africa No Filter, has announced the launch of the Africa Bias Buster, an innovative AI-powered tool designed to detect and eliminate bias in writing about Africa. This ground-breaking solution addresses the persistent problem of stereotypical portrayals of Africa in media and other forms of storytelling.

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ANF February 2025 Media Community Newsletter

ANF February 2025 Media Community Newsletter

  Find out how AI aggregators are disrupting journalism, meet Egypt's music journalist documenting major shifts in North Africa, and read innovative stories by Africans. 1. Journalism trends: New Competition on the Horizon! Should journalists rethink social...

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ANF February 2025 Newsletter

ANF February 2025 Newsletter

In this issue, you’ll find out why we were in Lagos, how members of the African Narrative Collective have been advocating for authentic storytelling about Africa, and the new order in sales for African art.

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ANF February 2025 French Newsletter

ANF February 2025 French Newsletter

  Bonjour, Dans ce numéro, vous découvrirez pourquoi nous étions à Lagos, comment les membres de l'African Narrative Collective ont plaidé en faveur d'une narration authentique sur l'Afrique, et la nouvelle donne en matière de vente d'art africain....

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Analysis: How to shift the media narrative on Africa

Analysis: How to shift the media narrative on Africa

Last year, while researching a book about my aunt who lived in Lagos, London, and Paris in the late 1930s and early ’40s, I came across old newspaper clippings that captured some of the everyday details of life at the time in those cities. It triggered an epiphany: That newspapers weren’t just purveyors of news, they were time capsules, preserving the stories that documented life at any particular place and point in time.

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ANF January 2025 Newsletter French

ANF January 2025 Newsletter French

  Découvrez nos contributions au Forum économique mondial, inscrivez-vous à un échange interactif avec George Gachara, rejoignez le Collectif africain de narration et rencontrez des conteurs qui changent les perceptions sur la migration en Afrique. Découvrez les...

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ANF January 2025 Newsletter

ANF January 2025 Newsletter

  HelloFind out what we did at the World Economic forum, sign up for a fireside chat with George Gachara, join the African Narrative Collective and meet storytellers who are changing perceptions about migration in Africa. What’s Happening at Africa No Filter 1....

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ANF Media Community Newsletter January 2025

ANF Media Community Newsletter January 2025

  Find out how your work can benefit from AI, meet the journalist championing a new narrative about DRC, and read innovative stories by Africans. 1. Journalism trends: To what extent is AI transforming newsrooms? According to the Reuters Institute for the...

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Africa No Filter Challenges World Leaders at Davos: Align Rhetoric with Reality.

Africa No Filter Challenges World Leaders at Davos: Align Rhetoric with Reality.

Davos, Switzerland — 20 January 2025: Africa No Filter (ANF) is bringing a powerful message to this year’s World Economic Forum, calling on global leaders to move beyond rhetoric and forge meaningful partnerships with Africa. As world powers pledge “equal partnerships” and a brighter future for the continent, ANF’s new research, Building Partnerships in an Unequal World: Africa in the Political Discourses of the West, China, and Russia, reveals a stark gap between diplomatic speeches and tangible action.

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Africa No Filter lance un défi aux dirigeants du monde à Davos : Adapter la rhétorique à la réalité.

Africa No Filter lance un défi aux dirigeants du monde à Davos : Adapter la rhétorique à la réalité.

Davos, Suisse — 20 janvier 2025 : Africa No Filter (ANF) porte un message fort au Forum Économique Mondial de cette année, appelant les dirigeants du monde à dépasser la simple rhétorique pour forger des partenariats significatifs avec l’Afrique. Alors que les puissances mondiales promettent des « partenariats égaux » et un avenir meilleur pour le continent, le nouveau rapport de recherche d’ANF, Construire des partenariats dans un monde inégal : L’Afrique dans les discours politiques de l’Occident, de la Chine et de la Russie, révèle un écart flagrant entre les discours diplomatiques et les actions concrètes.

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