TED Talks
TED: The unsung heroes fighting malnutrition | Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju
The pastoralists in Africa sustainably produce meat and milk to help feed the continent. But their way of life — and work — is under threat. Food systems advocate Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju explains how best to preserve these vital...
Crash Course
Into Africa and Wole Soyinka: Crash Course Theater #49
It's difficult to talk about African theater thanks to colonialism. Pre-colonial Africa was home to many spoken languages, and not nearly as many written languages. The chain of oral tradition was broken by colonial policies, and so many...
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TED: How to find your voice for climate action | Fehinti Balogun
Actor and activist Fehinti Balogun pieces together multiple complex issues -- climate change, colonialism, systemic racism -- in a talk that's part spoken-word poem, part diagnosis of entrenched global problems. Seeing the connections is...
Curated Video
UN warns that Nigeria on the brink of famine
The United Nations has warned that if the international community and Nigerian authorities don't address an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country there would be a large-scale famine.Speaking in Brussels on Thursday, Toby Lanzer, the...
Curated Video
Nigeria - Abiola Appears In Court
Nigerian opposition leader Moshood Abiola looked frail when he
appeared in court for the first time in almost a month on Tuesday
(13/9) at the resumption of his treason trial. His lawyer, Gabriel
Ajayi, told the court that Abiola, who is...
Curated Video
NIGERIA: MILITARY RULERS CRITICIZED AT OFFICIAL CHURCH SERVICE
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An official church service became a public humiliation for Nigeria's military rulers on Sunday as they were forced to sit through scathing attacks from a senior clergyman.
The criticism came from the Vicar-General of the...
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WRAP Yar'Adua; Buhari; Obasanjo voting; a'math of riots; voters in Lagos
Abeokuta
1. Wide of Olusegun Obasanjo, outgoing Nigerian President casting his ballot in transparent box
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Olusegun Obasanjo, outgoing Nigerian President:
"Today is definitely a significant day in the political...
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SYND 9 7 76 LIEUTENANT GENERAL OBASANJO HEAD OF MILITARY SPEAKING
In the Nigerian capital, Lagos, the nation's head of state, Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo, outlined details of his government's plans for greater civilian administration in the African nation to a gathering of native rulers,...
TED Talks
The shadow pandemic of domestic violence during COVID-19 | Kemi DaSilva-Ibru
Mandatory lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders meant to contain COVID-19 have created a shadow pandemic of domestic abuse, says physician Kemi DaSilva-Ibru. Sharing alarming statistics on the rise of gender-based violence...
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TED: The Sacred Art of the Ori | Laolu Senbanjo
every artist has a name, and every artist has a story. Laolu Senbanjo's story started in Nigeria, where he was surrounded by the culture and mythology of the Yoruba, and brought him to law school, to New York and eventually to work on...
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TED: How we can stop Africa's scientific brain drain | Kevin Njabo
How can Africans find solutions to Africa's problems? Conservation biologist Kevin Njabo tells his personal story of how he nearly became part of the group of African scientists who seek an education abroad and never return -- and why...
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TED: How fake news does real harm | Stephanie Busari
On April 14, 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Around the world, the crime became epitomized by the slogan #BringBackOurGirls -- but in Nigeria, government...
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TED: How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business | Achenyo Idachaba
The water hyacinth may look like a harmless, even beautiful flowering plant -- but it's actually an invasive aquatic weed that clogs waterways, stopping trade, interrupting schooling and disrupting everyday life. In this scourge, green...
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Charmian Gooch: Meet global corruption's hidden players
When the son of the president of a desperately poor country starts buying mansions and sportscars on an official monthly salary of $7,000, Charmian Gooch suggests, corruption is probably somewhere in the picture. In a blistering,...
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Chris Abani: On humanity
Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity...
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Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy
Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. Responsible for some 1.8 billion...
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TED: Africa's path to clean mobility -- driven by motorcycles | Adetayo Bamiduro
A lack of infrastructure in parts of Africa has made unregulated, gas-powered motorcycle taxis widespread -- a system that gets people where they need to be, but heavily pollutes the air and excludes drivers from the formal economy. TED...
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TED: The funding gap in start-up investing | Temie Giwa-Tubosun
It is time to close the funding gap for Black female-led start-ups the world over, says entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, whose company LifeBank delivers life-saving medical supplies to remote areas in Africa. Today, LifeBank operates...
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TED: Africa is a sleeping giant -- I'm trying to wake it up | Adeola Fayehun
Africa is like a sleeping giant, says journalist and satirist Adeola Fayehun at the beginning of this hilarious, incisive talk. "The truth is I am trying to wake up this giant. That's why I air the dirty laundry of those in charge."...
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TED: It takes a community to eradicate hate | Wale Elegbede
Standing up to discrimination and hate should be everyone's business, says community activist Wale Elegbede. In this vital talk, he shares how his community in La Crosse, Wisconsin came together to form an interfaith group in response to...
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TED: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health | Sangu Delle
When stress got to be too much for TED Fellow Sangu Delle, he had to confront his own deep prejudice: that men shouldn't take care of their mental health. In a personal talk, Delle shares how he learned to handle anxiety in a society...
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Franco Sacchi: A tour of Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry
Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry (the world's 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance under pressure from crews that can shoot a full-length feature in a week.
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Seyi Oyesola: A hospital tour in Nigeria
Dr. Seyi Oyesola takes a searing look at health care in underdeveloped countries. His photo tour of a Nigerian teaching hospital -- all low-tech hacks and donated supplies -- drives home the challenge of doing basic health care there.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or...