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As we begin final preparations for our October gathering in Stellenbosch, I wanted to bring you up to speed on some of the people who will be joining us for our three day festival, from Oct. 22-25, and some of…
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Going to Meet the Man
Tamale, Ghana—In mid-April I paid a visit to Ibrahim Mahama, one of the most daring and ambitious artists to emerge from Africa in the past decade. Mahama, 38, is attempting something scarcely contemplated anywhere by anyone— effectively transform the whole…
Thought leaders converge for Africa In the World 2023
The festival brought an agenda deeply concerned with enhancing ways of living on the continent, structuring access to existing and new kinds of innovation, fostering problem-solving, and emboldening broad political will that affects societal change. Willem de Vries The Africa…
Discover the Insightful Journey of Home and Exile with Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah
In a profound exploration of belonging and identity, Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, reflects on the complex emotions that tether one to their homeland, even amidst the dislocation of exile. During the Africa In the World…
Meet Neo Muyanga, the composer of, among others, the theme song for Africa In the World
South African-born musician and composer, Neo Muyanga finds the harmonics that connect hearts and minds at the Africa In the World festival. At the upcoming 2023 event, he will be storytelling through two new compositions, Thina the people and Train,…
The world’s civil religion, football… and the meaning of life
Journalist, author and documentarian, John Carlin is interviewed by Emir Muhammadu Sensui II As a ‘dinner provocation’ during Africa In the World 2019, writer, John Carlin tells the entertaining story of how a chance meeting with Morgan Freeman in a…
The here, the now and the road ahead
Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state interviews iconic Rwandan economist, Donald Kaberuka In this 40-minute, panoramic conversation from Africa In the World 2019, Donald Kaberuka, former Finance Minister in Rwanda’s transformational government and former President of the African Development…
How to stop manufacturing poverty on an industrial scale
Muhammadu Sansui II, Emir of Kanu in Nigeria Both a modern African leader and a traditional leader of Nigeria’s most populous and poorest region, the Emir gives a frank presentation on the realities of Africa’s present and near-future challenges. In…
The sources of violent xenophobia in South Africa – African backlash
Panellist, Alan Storey gives us a metaphor that can hold us In the weeks before the 2019 Africa In the World festival, devastating riots and attacks fuelled by xenophobia broke out across communities in Johannesburg, South Africa. A panel moderated…
Go tell it on the Mountain
Manoj Kumar, Co-founder Araku Coffee Farmers do not need to live in poverty. Social entrepreneur, Manoj Kumar tells the story of how tribal farmers in the Araku Valley have become producers and owners of a profitable, premium global organic coffee…
How every African child can learn to code
Ami Dror, Founder and CEO of LeapLearner “There was a sudden electricity in the room as Ami was making his argument that no matter how poor or how rural, all children can learn to code,” says Dele Olojede. Watch this…
Building the Good Society in a Divided World
THE TALKManthan is proud to bring an eminent citizen of the world to deliver its 300th Talk. It is a deserving subject by a hugely eminent person. This Talk draws on Dele’s 38 years wandering the world and writing about…