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Africa
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Africa.
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Video playlists about Africa
9 talks
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.
5 talks
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
04:19
Geoff Emberling
What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?
4 minutes 19 seconds
05:01
Jim Chuchu
Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums?
5 minutes 1 second
05:38
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
History's deadliest king
5 minutes 38 seconds
05:22
Naomi Mwaura
A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport
5 minutes 22 seconds
12:05
Nomava Zanazo
4 myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Africa
12 minutes 5 seconds
10:42
'Gbenga Sesan
Technology can't fix inequality -- but training and opportunities could
10 minutes 42 seconds
07:32
Tawanda Kanhema
My journey mapping the uncharted world
7 minutes 32 seconds
06:37
Rose M. Mutiso
The energy Africa needs to develop -- and fight climate change
6 minutes 37 seconds
05:15
Elizabeth Cox
The hidden treasures of Timbuktu
5 minutes 15 seconds
07:09
Adeola Fayehun
Africa is a sleeping giant -- I'm trying to wake it up
7 minutes 9 seconds
14:11
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
How women will lead us to freedom, justice and peace
14 minutes 11 seconds
05:44
Chrystina Russell
A path to higher education and employment for refugees
5 minutes 44 seconds
12:03
Agnes Binagwaho
How women are revolutionizing Rwanda
12 minutes 3 seconds
10:47
Wanjira Mathai
3 ways to uproot a culture of corruption
10 minutes 47 seconds
13:23
Lucy King
How bees can keep the peace between elephants and humans
13 minutes 23 seconds
05:07
Lisa Janae Bacon
The life, legacy & assassination of an African revolutionary
5 minutes 7 seconds
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