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Moki Makura

Moki Makura

Executive Director of Africa No Filter; Nigerian author, journalist, and narrative-shift expert focused on African storytelling and media representation

Jun 25, 2026

SUSTAINABLY SPEAKING AFRICA

SUSTAINABLY SPEAKING AFRICA

Narratives as Africa’s Development Tool | Moky Makura

Jun 25 · 21m

speaker_0HOST
4:30
What does it call on all the actors to do now, whether it's governments, whether it's the private sector? What is it that we need to do going forward?
Moki Makura
Moki MakuraGUEST
4:41
You know, I also want to challenge you on something you've said about, you know, that all of a sudden, you know, we're having to do things.
Moki Makura
Moki MakuraGUEST
4:51
I think the reality is that our leaders were not paying attention, but we as Africans actually were.
Moki Makura
Moki MakuraGUEST
4:59
Because the thing is that we have had to make do.
Moki Makura
Moki MakuraGUEST
5:02
We've had to, like, get up, pull our socks up and do something.
Moki Makura
Moki MakuraGUEST
5:06
Otherwise, we'd be waiting because this aid is not working.
Moki Makura
Moki MakuraGUEST
5:09
There are lots of people, individuals, initiatives, policies, places that are doing things.

11 MINS LATER

speaker_0HOST
16:20
What do you think people miss in this conversation and what must we look at?

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