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13:15
Sethembile Msezane
Living sculptures that stand for history's truths
14:17
DK Osseo-Asare
What a scrapyard in Ghana can teach us about innovation
12:03
OluTimehin Adegbeye
Who belongs in a city?
11:45
Dayo Ogunyemi
Visions of Africa's future, from African filmmakers
14:28
Amar Inamdar
The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy
13:07
Washington Wachira
For the love of birds
15:30
Keller Rinaudo
How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives
4:28
Qudus Onikeku and The QTribe
"RainMakers"
5:43
Soyapi Mumba
Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs
13:23
Iké Udé
The radical beauty of Africa, in portraits
7:57
Christopher Ategeka
How adoption worked for me
12:49
Fredros Okumu
Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth -- mosquitoes
19:54
Gus Casely-Hayford
The powerful stories that shaped Africa
10:15
Zachariah Mampilly
How protest is redefining democracy around the world
9:14
Robert Neuwirth
The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them
17:53
Sara Menker
A global food crisis may be less than a decade away
13:30
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
10:50
Kola Masha
How farming could employ Africa's young workforce -- and help build peace
8:50
Peter Ouko
From death row to law graduate
15:34
Pierre Thiam
A forgotten ancient grain that could help Africa prosper
18:50
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Stephanie Busari
An interview with Mauritius's first female president
9:20
Nnedi Okorafor
Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa
5:00
Adong Judith
How I use art to bridge misunderstanding
4:54
Walé Oyéjidé
Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit
10:19
Leo Igwe
Why I choose humanism over faith
8:35
Kevin Njabo
How we can stop Africa's scientific brain drain
12:25
Sauti Sol
The rhythm of Afrobeat
13:12
Ndidi Nwuneli
The role of faith and belief in modern Africa
7:57
Touria El Glaoui
Inside Africa's thriving art scene
7:35
Su Kahumbu
How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time
8:17
Joel Jackson
A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa
8:34
Tania Douglas
To design better tech, understand context
10:44
George Steinmetz
Photos of Africa, taken from a flying lawn chair
7:26
Niti Bhan
The hidden opportunities of the informal economy
14:09
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
How Africa can use its traditional knowledge to make progress
6:45
Robert Hakiza
Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
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