# Telling stories from Africa

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2007
- Speaker: Chris Abani
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_abani_telling_stories_from_africa)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this deeply personal talk, Nigerian writer Chris Abani says that "what we know about how to be who we are" comes from stories. He searches for the heart of Africa through its poems and narrative, including his own.

## Lectures

1. [Telling stories from Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/chris_abani_telling_stories_from_africa/8c7dda49926b), 18 min (TED's player)