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Inspiring stories from students at AIMS
From the TED Prize blog: More AIMS Student Talks: Be inspired by the stories of current and former AIMS students — young Africans whose lives have been changed through access to a top-notch scientific...
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Q&A with TEDFellow Erik Hersman: When technology goes African
In his 2009 TEDTalk, techno-blogger Erik Hersman breaks down the framework of and uses for Ushahidi, a crisis reporting platform that emerged to help Kenyans avoid violence during riots after the 2008...
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TEDxKibera: From a humble location comes a visionary event
On Saturday August 15, a TEDx event was held in Kibera, the largest squatter city in Africa and home to nearly a million Kenyans. Suraj Sudhakar, an Acumen Fellow, hosted the ambitious event. Sudhakar...
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The danger of a single story: Chimamanda Adichie on TED.com
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single...
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“A place of joy”: NextEinstein welcomes the first postgrad class at AIMS Senegal
Congratulations to the first class of admitted students at AIMS Senegal, the newest AIMS center and the latest achievement from cosmologist and TED Prize winner Neil Turok and his NextEinstein...
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10 ways to chart tangible progress in Africa since 2007
In 2007, at TEDAfrica, Euvin Naidoo gave an opening talk about investing in African countries — laying out 10 markets and metrics to watch as African nations gained capacity. Today, in a follow-up...
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10 bold ideas for ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic
When Celine, a housewife in West Cameroon, was diagnosed with HIV six years ago, she signed up to be part of a clinical trial that gave her the antiretroviral drugs she needed, for free. However, when...
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The story of writing in Africa: Saki Mafundikwa at TED2013
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Saki Mafundikwa founded the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, ZIVA, a Bauhaus-style school focused on African heritage. (“Vigital” denotes visual arts taught using...
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How I named, shamed and jailed: Anas Aremeyaw Anas at TED2013
Photos: James Duncan Davidson Anas Aremeyaw Anas can’t show you his face, but his name carries enough weight. Famous in Ghana for his investigative journalism, Anas’ stories like “Enemies of the...
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Only connect!: Fellows Friday with Erik Hersman, on the rise of his...
Five years ago, the non-profit tech company Ushahidi exploited existing technology to create a powerful platform that allowed users to crowdsource crisis information sent over SMS. Now the Kenyan...
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Forces of Change: A Q&A about a TEDGlobal session exploring world-shaping...
TED Fellows Erik Hersman and Adrian Hong have curated the TEDGlobal 2013 session “Forces of Change.” Only one thing is constant in the world — that things will continually change and evolve. Session 9...
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4 must-read stories from Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the journalist exposing...
Why the wire mask? Because Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ undercover investigations have brought many people to justice, and he could be in danger if his identity were known. Photo: James Duncan Davidson Anas...
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Forces of Change: The speakers in session 9 of TEDGlobal 2013
In George Ayittey’s classic TED Talk from 2007, he describes two factions in Africa toggling for control — the “hippo generation,” the ruling elites riddled with corruption and inaction, and the...
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Africa and the fastest billion: Charles Robertson at TEDGlobal 2013
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Charles Robertson, co-author of The Fastest Billion, is the second speaker in the “Forces of Change” session this afternoon at TEDGlobal 2013. His message is loud and...
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Want to see real innovation? Check out Africa: Toby Shapshak at TEDGlobal 2013
Photo: James Duncan Davidson The publisher and editor of the South African edition of Stuff magazine, Toby Shapshak is here to challenge our perceptions of his home continent. First, he asks us, who...
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The makers of Africa’s first viral video: Just a Band at TEDGlobal 2013
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Just a Band are … not at all just a band. During a key moment in their music video “Ha-He,” called by many Africa’s first viral video, a Blaxploitation-inspired superhero...
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Since the TED Talk: Andrew Mwenda on progress in Africa
Andrew Mwenda takes a new look at AfricaIn 2007, journalist Andrew Mwenda took the stage at TEDGlobal in Arusha, Tanzania, and decried the symptomatic disease affecting his home continent: aid. The...
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Embodying Sankofa: 5 African artists influenced by history
At TED2013, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa highlights the beauty of traditional African written languages, urging designers to draw inspiration from them. Photo: James Duncan Davidson Zimbabwean...
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Why Africa is booming: Further watching and reading on the economic...
Economic growth in Africa is about to climb off the charts, says Charles Robertson at TEDGlobal 2013. Photo: James Duncan Davidson In today’s talk, economist Charles Robertson turns up the heat on an...
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Architecture infused with fractals: how TED speaker Ron Eglash inspired...
A nighttime view of the Lideta Mercato, an unconventional shopping mall in Ethiopia designed with local traditions in mind. Image: Xavier Vilalta If you look closely at the Lideta Mercato — a shopping...
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