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Zain Verjee on the Power of Storytellers in Africa

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ZainVerjee aKoma CNN Africa Creative Sector
14
Jan

Storytellers are the most important people in Africa according to Zain Verjee. Because of this belief in the creative sector, she left a high flying career in journalism and she relocated to Africa to start a platform for African creatives and storytellers, aKoma. She states that African leaders must invest in their creative and cultural […]

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Wanuri Kahiu On Lighthearted African Stories

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Wanuri Kahiu_TED It's Made To Order
15
Sep

All stories out of Africa do not need to be heavy.  They need not be filled with accounts of conflict, poverty, or hunger to be relevant.  This, according to Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahiu, is why she writes  her “Afro bubble gum brand” of stories.  Watch her TED Talk as she discusses her work and form […]

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