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Avoiding the hunger season: How a TED Fellow is working to save African...
Laura Boykin, right, and fellow researcher Donald Kachigamba, at left, inspect African whiteflies feeding on cassava leaves at a farm near Namulonge, Uganda. While scientists once assumed there was...
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The Next Einstein Forum begins
The Next Einstein Forum is bringing together scientists working across the globe with those working in Africa. Each of these 15 young scientists was named a “gamechanger” at the conference. Could one...
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Video: Three views of tech innovation in Africa
When you watch a video on TED.com, we’re proud of the advertisement you see afterward — it’s not your usual blaring video ad. We ask all of TED.com’s sponsors to make their post-roll video as...
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World Lion Day: A visit to big-cat filmmakers Beverly & Dereck Joubert
Wildlife filmmakers Beverly and Dereck Joubert spoke at TEDWomen 2010 about their commitment to saving Africa’s big cats from extinction. The biggest factor that threatens these majestic animals:...
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Just announced: TEDGlobal 2017 heads back to Africa
Ten years on, TEDGlobal returns to Africa, and applications are open now to attend. TEDGlobal 2017: Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts. happens August 27–30, 2017, in Arusha, Tanzania. Our conference...
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Sneak preview lineup unveiled for Africa’s next TED Conference
On August 27, an extraordinary group of people will gather in Arusha, Tanzania, for TEDGlobal 2017, a four-day TED Conference for “those with a genuine interest in the betterment of the continent,”...
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