Magamba Network is Africa’s trailblazing creative and digital media organization. We’re all about using arts, digital media, civic tech & activism.
Gaborone, Botswana
Joined November 2014
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#Afrotellers2026 | Our Storytelling Lead, @SkaSebata, sat down with Goitse Kwada, on The Afrotellers Podcast for a conversation on all things narrative building and how @MagambaNetwork approaches storytelling across its programmes and creative work.
From the narratives we're building across the continent to our collaborations with partners beyond Africa, the conversation explores the ideas, creative processes and perspectives shaping our work.
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📱 Visibility brings attention. Integrity earns trust.
At #Afrotellers2026, @magambanetwork explored how algorithms shape what we see and share. For CivFund, reaching audiences carries a responsibility to protect accuracy and trust.
@afrotellers @CivFund_
“𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭.” - 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐯𝐨, 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝
Speaking at Afrotellers, Vera challenged young Africans to look beyond this dilemma & find ways to turn these systems to their advantage. The question is no longer just whether we use AI, but how we shape it, challenge its biases & use it to tell our own stories on our own terms
The goal is not simply to be included in the system, but to influence how it works.
#Afrotellers2026
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𝐍𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚
How do algorithms shape what we see, what we believe, and what we are allowed to say online?
Nafasi Programme Lead Kudzayi Zvinavashe and Nafasi Storytelling Lead @SkaSebata are at Afrotellers Conference 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya, where they will host a session exploring Algorithmic Disinformation and Online Repression.
The session will unpack how algorithms influence the spread of disinformation, shape public conversations, and contribute to online repression. Through an interactive, story-driven conversation, participants will explore how these digital systems affect civic participation, access to information, and our ability to exercise our rights online.
At Nafasi, we believe an open internet is essential for meaningful civic participation. Understanding how digital spaces are shaped and controlled is part of defending the space for everyone to speak, participate, and be heard.
📍 Barracuda Hall, PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, Mombasa
📅 29 October 2026
Follow along as we explore the stories, systems, and power dynamics shaping Africa’s digital spaces.
Keep the Space Open.
#Afrotellers2026 #Nafasi #DigitalRights #InformationIntegrity #OnlineFreedom #CivicSpace
Thank you @Boi_Kudzie for leading the conversation we need to be having.
Two big questions:
🔴Is Big Tech playing fair with Africa?
🔴Who’s holding Big Tech accountable?
#Afrotellers #PwaniInnovationWeek #KeepTheSpaceOpen
Our Programme Lead, Kudzayi Zvinavashe, joined the "Show Me How: Telling Your Story in the Age of A.I" panel at Swahili Port, Mombasa, during the Afrotellers x @pwaniinnovation.
He spoke on how big tech has double standards in Africa and in the West, the biases of the algorithm. The Digital paradox is that while the digital space has provided a platform for people to be heard, platform policies and internet shutdowns shape whose stories are heard, and why Africans must own their data, voices and digital safety as AI increasingly shapes our stories.
#PwaniInnovationWeek #Afrotellers #KeepTheSpaceOpen
𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚
Magamba is at #Afrotellers2026, exploring narrative sovereignty, algorithmic disinformation and online repression.
African stories. African voices. African ownership.
16 years of Shoko. 16 years of turning creative expression into change. 🔥
Our very own @ComradeFatsooo reflects on the journey in Woza Weekend Magazine by @NewsDayZimbabwe.
Read more: woza.co.zw/stories/unmuted-c…
#ShokoFestival2026
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Big shoutout to Thulani Moyo, one of the winning minds at the Youth Innovation Showcase at Green Cities Expo, @ShokoFestival 2026!
#ShokoFestival2026 #Unmuted #GreenCitiesExpo
Last week at the Hub Unconference, Vafa left us with a question that feels bigger than the stage it was asked on: what does it mean to take control of the African narrative?
#TheHubZW #ShokoFestival2026 #UnrulyAlgorithms #Unmuted
It takes listening. It takes truth. It takes curiosity. It takes the courage to sit with the messy, complicated, beautiful realities of our lives and say: this is our story, and we will tell it ourselves.
#TheHubZW #UnrulyAlgorithms #Unmuted #ShokoFestival2026
In a digital world where narratives travel faster than ever, the question is no longer whether Africa is being represented online.
It’s who gets to shape that representation.
#TheHubZW #UnrulyAlgorithms #Unmuted #ShokoFestival2026
Is AI ready for Africa?
Because maybe the question isn’t whether Africa can adapt to AI but whether AI is being built with Africa, its realities and its needs in mind.
Now that is a conversation! 🔥
#thehubzw #unrulyalgorithms #shokofestival2026
Don’t leave the Hub Unconference without stopping by th Youth Mental Health Academy booth!
#thehubzw #unrulyalgorithms #shokofestival2026