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Moky Makura

Moky Makura

Executive Director of Africa No Filter

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What AI chatbots really think about Africa

We need to reclaim not just the African narrative but also its data.
xAI Grok chatbot and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration taken, March 11, 2024.Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

Analysis: Reframing an optimistic Africa

What if the world’s most untapped opportunity became the single story of Africa?
est Costume Design winner for “Black Panther” Ruth E. Carter during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2019. Ruth E. Carter, Best Costume Design winner for “Black Panther,” during the 91st Annual Academy Awards. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images.

Analysis: How to shift the media narrative on Africa

Mainstream media is failing in its portrayal of Africa, Moky Makura argues, with a routine bias towards the negative.
Downtown in Addis Ababa, May 27, 2016.Korean Culture and Information Service/Creative Commons