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Africa No Filter Challenges World Leaders at Davos: Align Rhetoric with Reality
Africa No Filter (ANF) is bringing a powerful message to this year’s World Economic Forum, calling on global leaders to move beyond rhetoric and forge meaningful partnerships with Africa. As world powers pledge “equal partnerships” and a brighter future for the continent, ANF’s new research, Building Partnerships in an Unequal World: Africa in the Political Discourses of the West, China, and Russia, reveals a stark gap between diplomatic speeches and tangible action. The report was covered by media across the African continent including in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Togo.
Yes, we know it's Christmas: Pushing back against the Band Aid narrative
Forty years ago some of the world’s biggest music stars joined together under the name Band Aid to record a fundraiser single for Africa. The song, “Do They Know It's Christmas”, was a global smash and still a holiday perennial. But a rerelease on its fortieth anniversary has put a spotlight on the outdated story it told about Africa. We look at how African voices are now pushing back against the West's narrative of the continent.
Africa: Changing the Narrative – Using AI Tools to Tell the African Story
To the people in Africa, this reductive storytelling has tangible consequences: it discourages foreign investment, reinforces stigma, and influences policy decisions in ways that marginalize regions instead of supporting their development. One of Africa No Filter’s flagship AI tools is the ‘Africa Bias Buster,’ designed to detect biased language in stories about Africa and provide recommendations for more balanced storytelling.
Changing the narrative: Using AI tools to tell the African story
The stories we tell—and the way we tell them—can shape perceptions, influence policy, and even affect social change. When storytelling embraces diverse, factual and empowering frame, it becomes a powerful tool for positive change and influence. It can also challenge stereotypes, broaden perspectives and foster empathy.
However, when a storyteller relies on a narrow, distorted, and negative frame, they often perpetuate stereotypes that reduce complex realities into oversimplified narratives.
Changer la donne : Les outils d'intelligence artificielle au service du récit sur l'Afrique
Les histoires que nous racontons - et la manière dont nous les racontons - peuvent façonner les perceptions, influencer les politiques et même provoquer des changements sociaux. Lorsque le récit embrasse un contexte diversifié, factuel et valorisant, il devient un outil puissant de changement positif et d'influence. Il peut également remettre en question les stéréotypes, élargir les perspectives et promouvoir l'empathie.
Dahomey wins Africa Narrative Change Film Award at Cairo International Film Festival
Narrative change organization Africa No Filter and Cairo International Film Festival awarded a new prize, Africa Narrative Change Film Award, to Dahomey, a documentary that follows 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey as they leave Paris to return to their country of origin in the present-day Republic of Benin. The award is aimed at promoting films within the African cinema industry that contribute to a better representation of Africa through stories that celebrate innovation, progress, and opportunity in the continent. The report was covered by print and online platforms across Africa, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa.
How Misleading Western Narratives Drain $4.2 Billion From Africa Yearly
Africa is often represented in Western media through a narrow lens dominated by negative storytelling rooted in themes of violence and poverty. This persistent practice has a tangible impact on the continent’s economy, resulting in measurable financial losses, says Nigeria's Abimbola Ogundairo, Advocacy and Campaigns Lead at Africa No Filter, in an interview with Sputnik Africa.
Let’s bring Africa’s successes to light
And when you hear those migrant stories, listen to them with this context – African migrants account for only 14% of the global migrant population, while Asia accounts for 41% and Europe contributes 24%. Research by Africa No Filter shows that 80% of Africans have no interest in leaving the continent. The context that is lacking in the stories you hear is that the vast majority of African youth are searching for a better life right at home.