TED Theme: Africa: The Next Chapter

In June 2007, TED held its first conference in Africa, titled "Africa: The Next Chapter." Thought leaders from across the conti...

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Jarreth Merz: Filmi...
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15:11:41 09/28/11

Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and abo...

Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana

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Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana

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Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself.

Wadah Khanfar: A hi...
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19:57:32 03/02/11

As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of ...

Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world

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Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world

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As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what's happening in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and beyond -- at this powerful moment when people realized they could step out of their houses and ask for change.

Bart Weetjens: How ...
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15:25:03 12/02/10

At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his "hero rats" in action, and prev...

Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines

Added 12/02/10
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Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines

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At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his "hero rats" in action, and previews his work's next phase: teaching them to turn up tuberculosis in the lab.

Annie Lennox: Why I...
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09:12:01 09/22/10

For the last eight years, pop singer Annie Lennox has devoted the majority of her time to her SING campaign, raising awareness and money to combat HIV/AIDS. She sh...

Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

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Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist

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For the last eight years, pop singer Annie Lennox has devoted the majority of her time to her SING campaign, raising awareness and money to combat HIV/AIDS. She shares the experiences that have inspired her, from working with Nelson Mandela to meeting a little African girl in a desperate situation.

John Kasaona: How p...
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08:50:23 06/08/10

In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) resp...

John Kasaona: How poachers became caretakers

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John Kasaona: How poachers became caretakers

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In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working.

Peter Eigen: How to...
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10:43:12 02/08/10

Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global compan...

Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt

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Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt

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Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organization Transparency International.

William Kamkwamba: ...
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08:27:21 09/23/09

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second...

William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

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William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

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At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

Hans Rosling: Let m...
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08:42:55 08/27/09

Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new anal...

Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset

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Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset

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Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.

Paul Collier's new ...
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08:51:55 06/24/09

Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what's the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Paul Collier explai...

Paul Collier's new rules for rebuilding a broken nation

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Paul Collier's new rules for rebuilding a broken nation

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Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what's the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aid plans, and suggests 3 ideas for a better approach.

Hans Rosling on HIV...
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07:22:28 05/12/09

Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. He argues that...

Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals

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Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals

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Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. He argues that preventing transmissions -- not drug treatments -- is the key to ending the epidemic.

Erik Hersman on rep...
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10:49:34 04/22/09

At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts fol...

Erik Hersman on reporting crisis via texting

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Erik Hersman on reporting crisis via texting

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At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.

Nathan Wolfe's jung...
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15:26:36 03/26/09

Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animal...

Nathan Wolfe's jungle search for viruses

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Nathan Wolfe's jungle search for viruses

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Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim millions of lives.

Jacqueline Novograt...
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08:28:18 03/24/09

Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor ...

Jacqueline Novogratz on escaping poverty

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Jacqueline Novogratz on escaping poverty

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Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way.

Franco Sacchi tours...
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08:45:07 11/19/08

Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry (the world's 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance unde...

Franco Sacchi tours Nigeria's booming Nollywood

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Franco Sacchi tours Nigeria's booming Nollywood

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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.

Franco Sacchi tours...
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06:45:07 11/19/08

Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry (the world's 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance unde...

Franco Sacchi tours Nigeria's booming Nollywood

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Franco Sacchi tours Nigeria's booming Nollywood

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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.

Newton Aduaka tells...
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08:28:53 10/31/08

Filmmaker Newton Aduaka shows clips from his powerful, lyrical feature film "Ezra," about a child soldier in Sierra Leone.

Newton Aduaka tells the story of Ezra

Added 10/31/08
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Newton Aduaka tells the story of Ezra

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Filmmaker Newton Aduaka shows clips from his powerful, lyrical feature film "Ezra," about a child soldier in Sierra Leone.

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Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana

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09/28/11

Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself.