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Africa

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Africa.

Video playlists about Africa

Personal stories from conflict zones

Powerful, gripping personal narratives that shed light on what it means to live in some of the world’s most dangerous and volatile regions.

The rise of Africa’s next generation

What’s the biggest influence on Africa’s future? Its youth. Join the conversation with Africa’s present leaders who seek to inspire and empower the generations of leaders to come.

Talks about Africa

Resson Kantai Duff

Why Africa needs community-led conservation

Anushka Ratnayake

A transparent, easy way for smallholder farmers to save

Temie Giwa-Tubosun

The funding gap in start-up investing

Christopher M. Moreman

The dark history of zombies

The African swamp protecting Earth's environment

Zoë Karl-Waithaka

Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers

Emily Zobel Marshall

The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider

A new way to help young people with their mental health

Francisca Mutapi

Africans should lead on health care solutions for Africa

Chibeze Ezekiel

A vision for sustainable energy in Africa

Geoff Emberling

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums?

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja

History's deadliest king

A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport

4 myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Africa

Technology can't fix inequality -- but training and opportunities could

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