AfricaTube

04/05/2019

Tech and Innovation - presents the numerous initiatives undertaken by the youth that uses technologies to create new solution driven concepts and approaches ICTs as a system of knowledge exchange and transfer between the diversity of visitors and the afrocyberspace.

04/05/2019

Social Movements - highlights the way nations and their young generation critically engage across the continent.

04/05/2019

Tech and Innovation - presents the numerous initiatives undertaken by the youth that uses technologies to create new solution driven concepts and approaches ICTs as a system of knowledge exchange and transfer between the diversity of visitors and the afrocyberspace.

03/05/2019

“In many ways the world has changed since those years. The challenges facing human kind have multiplied. The importance of information and communication technologies to human development has grown. These technologies have transformed the way people live and the manner in which countries develop. They have the potential to enable us to solve many of the critical problems confronting us. If this potential is to be realized, then we must find ways of turning these technologies into a resource for all people, despite the challenges they face within their communities.” - Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was known for his embrace of technology as a catalyst for change and development. As President of South Africa, Mr Mandela was a strong suppor...

27/04/2019

Digital Gap - introduces the public to the question of access to technologies on the continent.

24/04/2019

What happens if there’s a stranger in town? Daniel Obasi created the fantasy film ‘An Alien in Town’ in collaboration with Vlisco, and captures, with a magnificant eye for fashion, the experience of an Alien finding his way through Lagos.

“The alien character symbolizes an outsider, who like so many people living beyond the borders of the continent, is not in touch with the realities of contemporary Africa.”

Watch the full movie below:

For the Vlisco&co Lagos event, Vlisco collaborated with, among others, Daniel Obasi. Obasi created the narrative ‘An Alien in town’. The afro-futuristic shor...

11/04/2019

ID & New Narratives - presents the numerous artists and platforms creating new local stories and images about the continent.

10/04/2019

Discover ! “In so many ways, it’s one of the truest and purest youth music movements to come from the country as it does not take influence from anything outside South Africa. It takes the existing vibes of kwaito and house in all its forms in SA (Durban, Bacardi etc.) and moves it forward.”

Read more about Gqom in Red Bull Music Academy's article or watch the H∆SHTAG$ documentary below!

HASHTAGS – Season II A discussion on internet music phenomena and digital culture From the streets of Durban to the hard drives of Europe’s dance music vangu...

29/03/2019

Sharing Knowledge - highlights alternative ways of sharing contents and the numerous pan-African projects that support the development of a self-sustaining editing community across Africa.

28/03/2019

Radio aporee collective sound maps is a collaborative project that makes it possible to experience and get to know a place by sound. It's a global soundmap dedicated to field recordings and the art of listening connecting sounds to their places of origin. With our AfricaTube map we want to encourage you to create and upload your field recordings on the map and expand the African sound. This one is from our Tuber Serine!

28/03/2019

The internet has become home to a social movement created by young Africans and African diasporas, and it isn't going unnoticed anymore! While searching for contents, we discovered plenty of talented digital natives, and we want to share their work with you!

As this is happening, another reality is coloring the background of this phenomena. Until today, a large part of the world population still doesn't have access to the internet for various reasons.

To keep both realities in balance, we chose to present our findings under 5 themes: Digital Gap - Tech and Innovation - Sharing Knowledge - ID and New Narratives - and Social Movements.

22/03/2019

Haven't seen AfricaTube yet? A little glimpse until you can come and take a look for yourselves!

Video by our partner for interior design Limen Visual in collaboration with AfricaTuber Aisha!