You have JavaScript disabled
For the best experience, please turn JavaScript on.
Here's how
Menu
Main menu
TED
Watch
TED Talks
Browse the library of TED talks and speakers
TED Recommends
Get TED Talks picked just for you
Playlists
100+ collections of TED Talks, for curious minds
TED Series
Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED.
TED-Ed videos
Watch, share and create lessons with TED-Ed
TEDx Talks
Talks from independently organized local events
Discover
Topics
Explore TED offerings by topic
Podcasts
TED's original podcast initiatives
TED Books
Short books to feed your craving for ideas
Ideas Blog
Our daily coverage of the world of ideas
Newsletter
Inspiration delivered straight to your inbox
Attend
Conferences
Take part in our events: TED, TEDGlobal and more
TEDx events
Find and attend local, independently organized events
TED on screen
Experience TED from home
Participate
Nominate
Recommend speakers, Audacious Projects, Fellows and more
Organize a local TEDx event
Rules and resources to help you plan a local TEDx event
Translate
Bring TED to the non-English speaking world
TED Fellows
Join or support innovators from around the globe
About
Our organization
Our mission, history, team, and more
Conferences
TED Conferences, past, present, and future
Programs & Initiatives
Details about TED's world-changing initiatives
Partner with TED
Learn how you can partner with us
TED Blog
Updates from TED and highlights from our global community
Sign in
Search
Search:
Cancel search
3600+ talks
to stir your curiosity
Find just the right one
Browse all talks
Search
Topics
Technology
Entertainment
Design
Business
Science
Global issues
See all topics
Languages
English
Español
日本語
Português brasileiro
中文 (繁體)
한국어
See all languages
Duration
0–6 minutes
6–12 minutes
12–18 minutes
18+ minutes
More
More
Events
TED Conference
TEDGlobal
TEDx
TED2019
TED2018
TEDWomen 2017
TEDGlobal 2017
TED2017
TEDWomen 2016
TEDSummit 2016
See all events
Find a speaker ▸
Clear
Active filters:
Africa
Remove
Clear
Sort by:
Newest
Relevance
Oldest
Most viewed
7:32
Tawanda Kanhema
My journey mapping the uncharted world
Posted
Jan 2021
6:37
Rose M. Mutiso
The energy Africa needs to develop — and fight climate change
Posted
Nov 2020
5:15
Elizabeth Cox
The hidden treasures of Timbuktu
Posted
Oct 2020
7:09
Adeola Fayehun
Africa is a sleeping giant — I'm trying to wake it up
Posted
Jul 2020
14:11
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
How women will lead us to freedom, justice and peace
Posted
Jun 2020
5:44
Chrystina Russell
A path to higher education and employment for refugees
Posted
Jun 2020
12:03
Agnes Binagwaho
How women are revolutionizing Rwanda
Posted
Mar 2020
10:47
Wanjira Mathai
3 ways to uproot a culture of corruption
Posted
Feb 2020
13:23
Lucy King
How bees can keep the peace between elephants and humans
Posted
Feb 2020
5:07
Lisa Janae Bacon
The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary
Posted
Feb 2020
4:48
Ellen Agler
Parasitic worms hold back human progress. Here's how we can end them
Posted
Jan 2020
12:21
Djazia Satour
"Neghmat Erriah" / "Ghounia"
Posted
Jan 2020
14:44
Blitz Bazawule
"Wahala" / "Make You No Forget" / "Best I Can"
Posted
Jan 2020
3:18
Carl Joshua Ncube
Tales of a Zimbabwean comedian
Posted
Jan 2020
9:48
Bright Simons
To help solve global problems, look to developing countries
Posted
Dec 2019
13:00
Rose M. Mutiso
How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa
Posted
Oct 2019
12:27
Laura Boykin
How we're using DNA tech to help farmers fight crop diseases
Posted
Oct 2019
11:45
Efosa Ojomo
Reducing corruption takes a specific kind of investment
Posted
Oct 2019
5:16
Moreangels Mbizah
How community-led conservation can save wildlife
Posted
Oct 2019
11:56
Muthoni Drummer Queen
Creativity builds nations
Posted
Sep 2019
16:13
Julius Maada Bio
A vision for the future of Sierra Leone
Posted
Jul 2019
12:31
Kakenya Ntaiya
Empower a girl, transform a community
Posted
Apr 2019
11:18
Farida Nabourema
Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know
Posted
Feb 2019
16:40
Lindiwe Mazibuko
Why the African diaspora is crucial to the continent's future
Posted
Feb 2019
11:57
Viola Llewellyn
A new model of microfinance for Africa, and beyond
Posted
Nov 2018
7:11
Faith Osier
The key to a better malaria vaccine
Posted
Oct 2018
9:12
Magatte Wade
Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa — and how to change it
Posted
Oct 2018
14:17
DK Osseo-Asare
What a scrapyard in Ghana can teach us about innovation
Posted
Aug 2018
10:50
Kola Masha
How farming could employ Africa's young workforce — and help build peace
Posted
Jul 2018
9:01
Steve Boyes
How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places
Posted
Jul 2018
10:32
Andrew Youn
What if we supported millions of African farmers in growing more food?
Posted
Jun 2018
8:01
Michael Rain
What it's like to be the child of immigrants
Posted
May 2018
9:14
Robert Neuwirth
The age-old sharing economies of Africa — and why we should scale them
Posted
May 2018
8:34
Tania Douglas
To design better tech, understand context
Posted
May 2018
4:28
Qudus Onikeku and The QTribe
"RainMakers"
Posted
Apr 2018
11:45
Dayo Ogunyemi
Visions of Africa's future, from African filmmakers
Posted
Apr 2018
Previous
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Next