Des artistes africains vont réaliser des projets déterminants pour leur carrière dans le cadre du programme de bourses pour artistes émergents de Africa No Filter
Quel est le dénominateur commun entre un ancien esclave gambien la nourriture basotho, le textile kitenge que l’on trouve en Afrique de l’Est et la poterie Dada de l’État de Kwara au Nigeria ?
African artists to produce career-defining projects as part of the Africa No Filter Emerging Artists Fellows program
What does a formerly enslaved Gambian have in common with Basotho food, the kitenge textile found in East Africa and Dada pottery from Kwara State in Nigeria?
Une nouvelle initiative médiatique pour mieux appréhender la couverture de l’Afrique par les médias internationaux
The Africa Center, basé à New York, l’organisation pour le changement de discours Africa No Filter, Media Monitoring Africa et l’Université du Cap (UCT) ont uni leurs forces pour développer l’indice mondial des médias qui suivra et mesurera la manière dont l’Afrique est couverte par les principaux médias internationaux.
La corruption est le sujet le plus courant que les jeunes Africains entendent à propos de leur continent
Il est peu probable que les jeunes d’Afrique du Nord se lient d’amitié, se mettent en couple ou épousent une personne originaire d’Afrique subsaharienne. Cette révélation a été faite dans le cadre du rapport « One Africa ? », qui analyse les récits sur le panafricanisme et l’intégration africaine.
Corruption is the most common story Africa’s youth hear about the continent
Young people in North Africa are unlikely to befriend, date or marry someone from sub-Saharan Africa. This revelation was made in the ‘One Africa?’ report which unpacks narratives about Pan-Africanism and continental integration.
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.
#AfricaNoFilter Announces Expanded Collaborative Funding, Introduces New Executive Director
Nigeria’s Access Bank among global group of funders and partners and incoming Executive Director, Moky Makura, brings Pan-African communication and foundation expertise to established narrative-building program.
New handbook outlines how to write about Africa for development community
Africa No Filter, the not-for-profit working on narrative change on the continent, is challenging the development community to adopt more ethical approaches in their storytelling with the launch of its new handbook, How to Write About Africa in 8 Steps: An ethical storytelling handbook.
bird, Africa No Filter’s story agency, goes live
The Biggest Lie in Geography Is About Africa – And It’s Time to Correct ItNairobi & Johannesburg, July 6, 2021Nairobi and Johannesburg, July 6, 2021… Africa No Filter (ANF), the not-for-profit organisation focused on narrative change, has launched bird, Africa’s...
Ballet in Nairobi, jazz in Joburg, and an 11-year old tech protégé from Zambia – these are some of the storytelling projects funded by the Africa No Filter Kekere Storytellers Fund
Ballet is not what comes to mind when you think of Nairobi’s art scene, yet it’s also one of the most exciting stories waiting to be told about the city. Zambia’s next innovator is an 11-year-old protégé, and an illustrator in South Africa is creating a coffee table book that challenges misconceptions that keep African artists out of art curriculums.
New Report on African media shows western sources dominate how the African story is told
The research surveyed 38 African editors, analyzed content from 60 African news outlets in 15 countries (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC, Egypt, Tunisia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal) between September and October 2020.
Africa No Filter’s partnership with Western Union will ensure effective and rapid money transfers to Africa’s young creative talent
Africa No Filter’s partnership with Western Union will ensure effective and rapid money transfers to Africa’s young creative talent –30th March 2021, Nairobi, KenyaAfrica No Filter (ANF) today announced a partnership with Western Union to help with the rapid and...
The British Council joins the movement to shift stereotypical narratives about Africa
Africa No Filter’s pooled funding now tops USD 5million. The funds are used for grant-making, research and advocacy campaigns that highlight narratives and their impact on the continent.
#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.
