# Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa

"My science fiction has different ancestors — African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" series and her novel "Lagoon," Okorafor discusses the inspiration and roots of her work — and how she opens strange doors through her Afrofuturist writing.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2017
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Science fiction, Education, Adventure
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/NnediOkorafor_2017G)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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