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Africa's Pandemic Stories

You Won't Find Anywhere Else
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Ashes and Sunlight

Ifenaike Ayangbemi writes about the role that the church in his community played in raising awareness about COVID-19 and shares how his family survived during trying times.

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Amplify HQ—Call For Applications

Amplify HQ—a two-month creative intensive where Fellows are unleashed as world-class content creators and storytellers driving Africa's narrative and original content and in a time of a pandemic.

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Nekede's Widows

Darlington Chibueze Anuonye writes about his friendship with two widowed women in Nekede, Nigeria, and how they are surviving the precarity of loss and strife in a pandemic.

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Anti-Racist Hotdog

For academic and activist Wandile Mthiyane, the search for dinner one evening was a painful reminder of how remnants of apartheid are alive and well in South Africa. He now uses food to help his community and address racism and prejudice in his home city of Durban.

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Africa's Internet Sensations

As the content creation industry grows, influencers on the continent have risen to become some of the most popular people on the internet. We take a look at the rise of African internet sensations and find out what some of the most popular Africans online are up to.

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Light in the Mourning

Kealeboga Pula reflects on the teachings from and 'upside' of loss and grief.

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The Checkpoint

Ebisike Kenneth Chinedum shares their experience of public transport in Nigeria during the Covid19 pandemic.

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Breast still Best?

For new mothers, the fear of their child getting infected and ill from any virus is particularly heightened during a devastating pandemic. Lutgard Musiine takes look at what studies say about Covid19 and breastfeeding.

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Discovering a 'New' World

A septuagenarian's sojourn into the fascinating world of the internet.

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Fears for Moms to Be

Adefunke Bolatito speaks to young Nigerian mother's to be on maternal health and fears associated with Covid-19.

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Fading.

Princess Ezeji shares an intergenerational story of bonding and appreciating simple moments with her grandfather .

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A Light in Mathare

This mini-doc explores how the community of Mathare is surviving and follows two women who have found a way to connect and share vital skills with their community.


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COVID-19 Prevention

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Wear a Mask
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