🎤 Got questions but don’t know who to ask?

You’re not alone! That’s why we created interactive, no-judgment workshops where you can ask ANYTHING about Africa and get real, honest answers.

🔹 Bust myths & stereotypes

🔹 Confirm everything you thought you knew and more

🔹 Discover Africa’s cultures, histories & innovations

🔹 Join open discussions & Q&A sessions

 

  1. Redefining the Narrative: The media often presents Africa through a singular lens—one focused on struggle, poverty, and chaos. While these issues do exist, they’re often the result of historical exploitation, corruption, or external interference, rather than inherent flaws in African societies. The real story—about Africa’s beauty, innovation, cultural richness, and progress—is not always told in full. When Africans share their truth, it allows for a much more holistic understanding, which challenges preconceived notions and allows for deeper, more respectful dialogues.
  2. Encouraging Open Dialogue: People must feel they can ask questions about Africa, but we hope they are also willing to listen without immediately jumping to conclusions. For Africans, it’s about telling their stories with agency—not as victims of circumstance but as people actively shaping their futures. Africa Night Stories Sessions a set up in a way that is neither defensive nor apologetic, it creates an environment for honest and constructive conversations. The aim is to open up opportunities for non-Africans to rethink or even reconfirm their assumptions and adjust their world-view.
  3. Correcting Misunderstandings: Many misconceptions about Africa stem from ignorance or stereotypes that have been perpetuated over time. Africa Night Stories Sessions share their lived experiences, they provide the context needed to understand why certain things are the way they are today. Whether it’s explaining the impact of colonisation or showcasing how diverse African cultures are, these sessions can help dispel harmful myths, like the idea that Africa is stuck in perpetual poverty.
  4. Room for Growth and Change: It’s easy for outsiders to dismiss African nations as “hopeless” or “stagnant” without knowing the whole picture. But when people understand the internal and external forces shaping African countries, they might recognise the immense potential for growth and change that already exists. Africa isn’t “a problem to fix”; it’s a place where dynamic change is happening, with young entrepreneurs, artists, activists, and innovators pushing the continent forward in ways that often go unnoticed.
  5. Humanising the Experience: At its core, telling Africa’s real story during Africa Night Stories Sessions, with context humanises the people who live there. Too often, Africa is treated as a monolithic, almost mythical entity, with “Africa” being reduced to an idea or a country rather than a continent of over 50 countries with unique histories, languages, and cultures. When African stories are told truthfully, it brings out the diversity, humanity, and complexity of the continent, just as we would expect to hear about any other region in the world.

In short, Africa Night Stories Sessions is about shifting from a place of judgment to a place of understanding, where both Africans and non-Africans can learn from one another. The idea isn’t to paint a perfect picture of Africa, but to offer a fuller, more honest portrayal—one that challenges assumptions and fosters genuine, empathetic connections.