Featured on TED.com 🌟 Recently, #RisingVoices speaker and patient advocate Lindsay Scola’s powerful talk about her 19-year journey to a narcolepsy diagnosis launched on TED.com.

Watch "Is Your Tired Different?” here: go.ted.com/lindsayscola

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#RisingVoices speaker Jasmin is an ASL interpreter with #narcolepsy. 🩵

Here they are signing, "Happy World Narcolepsy Day 2026," while showing off our new shirt designed specifically for sign language interpreters, by community request!

#Awareness #Disability #Sleep #Accessibility #ChronicIllness

CLOSING: Science and emerging technologies must be communicated with clarity, humility, accuracy and respect for public concerns and local contexts. Africa’s next science communicators will help shape how science is understood, reported and trusted across the continent. #RisingVoices #AGBCWebinars

The next generation of African science communicators must combine evidence translation and storytelling with digital content creation, media literacy, ethical communication and community listening. #AGBCWebinars #RisingVoices #ScienceAgainstMisinformation

“An informed society is a developed society.” Dr. Bridget Onochie says effective communication is critical to development because people need credible information to make informed decisions affecting their lives and communities. #RisingVoices #ScienceCommunication

Africa’s next science journalists need fact-checking training, editorial immersion, mentorship, cross-country peer exchange and opportunities to produce African science stories. Learning should happen through real assignments. #RisingVoices #ScienceJournalism

Science communication training should not be a one-off event. Dr. Antonio Nkondjio proposes communities of practice bringing together scientists, journalists, regulators and engagement specialists for mentorship, peer learning and feedback. #RisingVoices

From laboratory tours and community fellowships to policy briefs, local-language explainers and field engagement — Dr. Antonio Nkondjio says young scientists need practical opportunities to turn research into communication people can use.

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Dr. Antonio Nkondjio Christophe calls for structured pathways to identify promising young researchers, train them in communication, pair them with experienced mentors and give them opportunities to explain real African research.

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Mentorship cannot end with training. Emerging communicators need real assignments, editorial feedback, professional networks, fellowships and access to scientists and media professionals to build sustainable careers.

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Africa’s emerging science communicators need strong portfolios demonstrating accuracy, clarity, creativity and audience awareness — backed by skills in writing, interviewing, multimedia, fact-checking and digital engagement.

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Dr. Lydia Radoli: Effective science communication begins with listening to what audiences already know, their priorities, concerns, language barriers and information habits — then tailoring the message accordingly.

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Dr. Lydia Radoli says science communicators are essential bridges connecting researchers with communities, policymakers, investors and global audiences. Complex science must be translated without sacrificing accuracy.

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Sometimes the most important communication skill is not knowing what to say — but knowing when to listen. Communities have knowledge, experiences, questions and concerns that must be part of science conversations.

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African-led science communication is not simply about communicating science to African audiences. It means African researchers, journalists, institutions and communities helping shape the stories, priorities and questions themselves.

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Good scientific evidence is only part of the equation. People must understand what the evidence means, why it matters to them and be able to trust those communicating it, Alanna Fogarty told #AGBCWebinars.

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Africa must play a stronger role in shaping how its science is discussed locally and globally. #RisingVoices highlighted the power of African-led narratives to make science relevant to local realities and strengthen public trust. #AGBCWebinars #ScienceCommunication