Movement Partners
Narrative Sovereignty in the Age of AI and Shifting Global Power
Join storytellers, activists, researchers, media practitioners, policymakers, and cultural leaders from across Afrika and the diaspora as we confront the future of Afrikan narratives in a rapidly changing world.
Movement Partners
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of content creation. Global power is shifting. Information warfare is intensifying. The question is no longer whether Afrika has stories to tell — but whether Afrikan storytellers have the resources, sovereignty, infrastructure, and power to tell them on their own terms.
Afrotellers Conference 2025, Our Stories. Our Voices. Our Power. — the movement gathers again in Mombasa this October.
Who writes the code and owns the platforms that carry our stories? Interrogating algorithmic colonialism, Afrikan language representation in AI, synthetic media and information warfare, and the tools Afrikan storytellers are building and reclaiming.
Narratives shape policy, and policy shapes what narratives are possible. Direct dialogue with government, the East African Community, and the African Union on what a continental policy framework for narrative sovereignty could look like — and who needs to build it.
Narrative sovereignty cannot be built on borrowed money and borrowed platforms. The economic and institutional architecture that determines whether Afrikan storytelling can fund and sustain itself — on its own terms.
The deadline for both calls has been extended to 19 July 2026. Submit your paper or storytelling work to be part of the programme.
A first-ever academic track. We invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to present papers engaging the three sub-themes — from algorithmic colonialism to narrative policy and the cultural economy.
Submit a Paper →A curated exhibition and screening programme. We welcome film, photography, audio, digital, and multimedia works that document Afrikan realities and imagine Afrikan futures.
Submit a Work →Pricing runs in three phases — the earlier you register, the less you pay. Early Bird rates below are open until 15 August 2026. All prices in USD, per person, and include full conference access, sessions, meals, materials, and networking.
The full conference experience, open to all delegates — every session, panel, workshop, keynote, exhibition and networking space.
$300 Early Bird
A 50% rate for local and regional creatives — storytellers, artists, journalists, filmmakers and cultural workers. Valid creative ID or portfolio required. Limited allocation.
$150 Early Bird
A reduced rate for full-time students and young people under 25. Valid student ID or proof of age required. Limited allocation.
$150 Early Bird
A per-person rate for organisations, teams or collectives registering three or more delegates together — ideal for newsrooms, NGOs and creative studios.
$255 Early Bird · per person
Livestream access to keynotes and main-stage sessions for those who cannot travel, plus digital materials and selected recordings. Excludes meals and in-person networking.
$75 Early Bird
Everything in the Standard Pass plus 5 nights' accommodation (check-in 27 Oct, check-out 1 Nov) — a single, all-in booking. Accommodation held flat at $155/night across all phases.
$1,075 Early Bird · all-in
Accommodation can be added to any in-person pass at $155 per person, per night (5-night conference block, 27–31 Oct: $775). Local Creative, Student/Youth and Group passes require valid supporting documentation at registration.
Pay online instantly by card, or request an invoice for bank transfer. Either way, you're in.