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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.
Literature Review of Academic writing on African Narratives
In 2018 the fictional country Wakanda from the film Black Panther was the fourth most mentioned African country on Twitter, after Egypt, South Africa and Kenya. The fact that Africa’s 4th most talked about country doesn’t exist tells us two things: pop culture is a powerful tool for narrative work and we need to do more to make Africa’s 51 remaining real countries more compelling.
#ANF Summit: 26 February, Johannesburg
The #Africa No Filter summit on 26 February 2020 in Johannesburg brought together leaders and luminaries from business, artist, culture and more, as we discuss why we must change this narrative now – and how we can do it together.
#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.