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Jonathan Dotse makes Virtual Reality experiences in Accra

Jonathan Dotse is a social entrepreneur, technology evangelist, and science-fiction writer living in Accra, Ghana. He also tinkers in virtual reality. >
Oluseun Onigbinde on using data and tech to foster a more transparent government

Nigerian entrepreneur Oluseun Onigbinde founded BudgIT to help the citizens of the country understand the way the government is spending money. >
Big blue: Three designs that tackle problems of the ocean

On #WorldOceansDay we take a look at three designs that address problems caused by pollution and fishing in our vulnerable oceans. >
Look Up is an app designed to stop New Yorkers staring at the mobile phones

Socially-focussed artist, designer and 2017 Design Indaba speaker, Ekene Ijeoma, has found a way to humanise intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion. >
Rwanda-based photographer Chris Schwagga on photography as language

Burundese photographer Chris Schwagga uses photography as his language – and, just like words, an image can be very ambiguous. >
These Senegalese rappers found an ingenious way to report on politics

“There is a long tradition in hip hop here [Senegal], particularly hip hop being political." >
Amigo Doume is teaching troubled teenagers in Abidjan artisanal skills

Amigo Doume in Abidjan, Ivory Coast gives troubled teenagers – often ignored by support systems that focus on younger kids – the tools to earn a living. >
The Araba Belle androgynous capes are inspired by Ghana’s coast

Accra-based fashion brand DoNeal was inspired by the people and landscape of Ghana's Cape Coast. >
In the Shadow of the Pyramids explores memory and identity in Egypt

A long-term personal look at how the everyday citizens of Egypt and how things have changed in years since the Arab Spring. >
Researchers in Zurich have created fibre from slaughterhouse waste

The yarn is made of gelatine and it has a similar quality to merino wool fibres. >
Afrofuturist Osborne Macharia's Magadi takes a fantastical look at a pressing issue

At Design Indaba 2017, Osborne Macharia introduced the audience to Magadi, a new series which focusses on a group of former female circumcisers. >
Can an Elton John song help you understand refugees better?

Maybe not Elton John's song itself, but this new music video for "Rocket Man" certainly can. >
This Migrant Business

This short film by Kenyan artist and animator Ng'endo Mukii looks at the movement of African people to Europe from the point of view of a human trafficker. >
Love Story: A tale of refugees featuring Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore

Forced migration is a recurring theme at this year's Venice Biennale. An installation in the South Africa pavilion interrogates empathy. >
Abandoned spaces in Hong Kong

South African artist Faith47 shares the third installment of Aqua Regalia – a video set in the grimy, semi-abandoned spaces of Hong Kong. >
African Photography comes back to New York

In a second co-curated exhibition, our media partner Nataal brings a selection of African photographers to New York. >
How to help refugees feel at home

Innovators, creatives and philanthropists around the world are working on apps and online platforms that help refugees feel at home in unfamiliar places. >
Using your eyes to trick your stomach

Eating designer Marije Vogelzang explores the relationship between the eyes, the stomach and the appetite in her new project, Volumes. >
KwaDukuza: A music video that addresses taxi violence in South Africa

The town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa grabbed headlines last year for a number of fatal taxi shootings. The video for this hit song address this. >
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world. >
Dutch designer Vera de Pont on making fashion sustainable and DIY

She believes fashion could be downloadable and open source where designers become facilitators that guide the customer instead of being in control. >
Alexa Pollmann: Design, migration and a future form of statehood

Alexa Pollmann’s project Indivicracy presents a future statehood, where governments are no longer territorial and citizens are followed by a social network. >
Rich Mnisi: Fashion forward design

We talk to emerging South African fashion designer Rich Mnisi about the challenges of making a name for yourself in a young, local market. >
Free language education for the world

Tech entrepreneur Luis von Ahn created an app that enables anyone, anywhere to learn a language for free. >

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