TED Talks
TED: The unsung heroes fighting malnutrition | Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju
The pastoralists in Africa sustainably produce meat and milk to help feed the continent. But their way of life — and work — is under threat. Food systems advocate Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju explains how best to preserve these vital...
PBS
When We Tamed Fire
The ability to make and use fire has fundamentally changed the arc of our evolution. The bodies we have today were, in many ways, shaped by that time when we first tamed fire.
PBS
When Giant Hypercarnivores Prowled Africa
These hyaenodonts gave the world some of its largest terrestrial, carnivorous mammals ever known. And while these behemoths were the apex predators of their time, they were no match for a changing world.
PBS
The Risky Paleo Diets of Our Ancestors
We can track our history of eating just about anything back through the fossil record and see the impact it’s had on our evolution. Throughout time, part of the secret to our success as a species has been our early - and sometimes fatal...
TED Talks
TED: The tree-growing movement restoring Africa's vital landscapes | Wanjira Mathai
2023 Audacious Project grantee Wanjira Mathai is at the forefront of re-greening the planet. Through the forest restoration initiative Restore Local, she's working to help both Africa's people and its landscapes flourish. Learn more...
SciShow
Should We Be Raising Kids Barefoot?
While most of us only think about our shoes in terms of how they complete our outfits, there's a lot more impact that your choice of footwear can have on your life. Turns out that shoes can change how your feet grow and develop. So is it...
SciShow
Turns Out "The Lorax" Is Probably a Real Monkey
Scientists found, on a Kenyan plateau, a tree and a monkey that you might just know. But humans make changes, as we often do, and now these small creatures may soon fade from view.
SciShow
The World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to develop...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents? | Audra A. Diptée
In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the 1950s, while Kenya was under British colonial rule, and demanded reparations. They had no documentary...
Curated Video
Abuse of mentally disturbed children in Kenya
VNR - Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped
Kiserian, Kenya - 5 April 2006,
1. Wide shot of child being removed from a house for the first time during an intervention by the Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped.
2. Mid...
Curated Video
The United Nations says that environmental crime is helping to finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups. According to a new report, the militant group al-Shabab makes up to $56 million dollars per year from illegal charcoal. (June 24)
SOUNDBITE: (Swahili) Matthew Mutie, charcoal trader:
"We face many challenges. It is difficult to get water, as the rivers are as far away as Makindu, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from here. We don't have agricultural land we can't plant, as...
Curated Video
Mourning for victims of petrol pipeline blast
1. Mid of bereaved family members at the Nairobi City mortuary
2. Various close ups of bereaved women crying
3. Wide of bereaved family members sitting on grass at mortuary
4. SOUNDBITE: (Swahili) Cleophas Busulo, Father of missing...
Curated Video
Kenya FM says talks still ongoing, Opposition negotiator comment
1. Wide of Serena Hotel where the peace talks between former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan and Kenyan political parties are taking place
2. Mid of assembled media and reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Moses...
Curated Video
Delegation arrives as pressure mounts for talks to resume
1. Various of Somali Council of Islamic Courts delegates arriving
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamed Afi, Kenyan Ambassador to Sudan:
"...in order for IGAD (Inter-governmental Authority on Development) to help the League of Arab States in...
Curated Video
UK: REACTION TO HORRIFIC BOMB ATTACKS IN KENYA & TANZANIA (2)
Nairobi, Kenya, and London U-K - August 7, 1998
Nairobi, Kenya
1. Tilt from bomb damaged building to ambulance
2. Various of people in ruins of building looking for survivors
London. U-K
3. Wide shot of Camille Tawil, correspondent at Al...
Curated Video
4:3 Soyuz undocks from International Space Station, returns to Earth
Space
1. Mid of NASA Commander Sunita Williams (left), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide (middle) and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko (right) saying farewell to Flight Engineer Sergei Revin, Flight Engineer Joe...
Curated Video
SYND 14 12 79 DANIEL ARAP MOI SWORN IN TO SECOND PRESIDENCY OF KENYA
Kenya's President, Daniel Arap Moi, attends rally to celebrate Kenya's16th anniversary of independence and is sworn in to his second Presidency
1. various shots, President of Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi, drives through stadium in open top...
Curated Video
Obama's grandmother reacts as Barack faces vital contest
1. Wide of US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's grandmother's house
2. Grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama and other family members sitting under a tree
3. SOUNDBITE (Luo) Sarah Hussein Obama, grandmother of Obama:
"When Barack...
Curated Video
Rescue teams in Nairobi search for people feared trapped or dead beneath the rubble after a five-story building collapsed. (Dec. 17)
One person died and others are feared trapped or dead after a five-story residential building collapsed in downtown Nairobi, a police official said Wednesday.
Nairobi deputy police chief Moses Ombati said the victim died on his way to...
Curated Video
FILE Kenyan Vice President has been sacked
1. Kenyan and United Nations flag
2. Vice-President George Saitoti waiting to greet Boutros-Boutros Ghali, former UN secretary-general
3. Saitoti walking with Ghali
4. Saitoti greeting Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State
5....
Curated Video
Millions face hunger as food crisis and drought continues
1. Wide of bare dry lands in Mandera, Northern Kenya
2. Mid of mud houses where residents in the area live, woman walking
3. Wide of residents waiting in queue for any food aid that may arrive
4. Mid of children waiting for food aid
5....
PBS
How high-tech replicas can help save our cultural heritage
Cultural objects around the world are routinely threatened by war, looting and human impact. But a kind of modern-day renaissance workshop called Factum Arte outside Madrid is taking an innovative approach to understanding and preserving...
TED Talks
Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
In this short, provocative talk, financier Sangu Delle questions whether microfinance — small loans to small entrepreneurs -- is the best way to drive growth in developing countries. "We seem to be fixated on this romanticized idea that...
TED Talks
TED: A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa | Joel Jackson
Joel Jackson wants to reimagine transportation around the needs of the African consumer. He's designed an SuV that's rugged enough for long stretches of uneven terrain and affordable enough to be within reach of those who need it most....