The Bright Continent

The Bright Continent The Bright Continent is a bureau that works with young creatives across Africa who show the world a mighty continent in its purest form.

The Bright Continent is a versatile bureau that works with a wide range of African creatives, varying from journalists and photographers to comedians, poets and youth leaders. Through our bureau we provide young talents a global podium to showcase their talent, share their ideas for the future and inspire positive change. By doing so we aim to accommodate the vastly outdated African narrative to t

he inimitable developments currently taking place across their continent. Dutch author and journalist, Daaf Borren, founded The Bright Continent early 2017 when he noticed the relatively flawed and shortsighted coverage of the continent during his work across sub-Saharan Africa. He believes that the western world should talk with, instead of about Africa’s next generation and therefore facilitates the connection between Africa’s youth and the western world. Because today, Africa tells its own story.

Life at the creek is all about unwinding while water laps at the mangroves, especially when spent at 🌿
14/04/2026

Life at the creek is all about unwinding while water laps at the mangroves, especially when spent at 🌿

in Hong Kong, more people live above the fourteenth floor than below it, making it the world’s most vertical city in the...
14/04/2026

in Hong Kong, more people live above the fourteenth floor than below it, making it the world’s most vertical city in the world.

The more the international community bets against it 🇭🇰, the more indispensable it becomes.

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Pure Bhutan 🇧🇹🧡The Land of the Peaceful Dragon has left countless impressions. It’s another world... with its culture pr...
12/04/2026

Pure Bhutan 🇧🇹🧡

The Land of the Peaceful Dragon has left countless impressions. It’s another world... with its culture protected, celebrated and shared in a way that truly invites pause. Without one even realising.

The brotherhood of the young monks. Mystical light in the valley. Those handcrafted details in the architecture. So special.

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Last year, and traveled along the Gambia River to the island town of Janjanbureh, to learn about the communal construc...
10/04/2026

Last year, and traveled along the Gambia River to the island town of Janjanbureh, to learn about the communal construction of the Kankurang - and how they shift between material, ecological and spiritual worlds.

The masquerade tradition spanning centuries, allowed them to witness how men transform into spirits.

With ‘Summer Dream 💭’, Iranian artist and photographer, questions how your position in the world shapes what you’re all...
08/04/2026

With ‘Summer Dream 💭’, Iranian artist and photographer, questions how your position in the world shapes what you’re allowed to dream about:

‘When I was a child, my father and I would go to the beach. I would gather pearl oysters in hopes of finding a pearl. But my father never picked up a single one. He would just stare at the sea.’

‘When I asked him why he wasn’t collecting oysters with me, he’d say, “Once I’m done counting the ships, I’ll collect oysters with you.” But my father never came.
I opened the oysters by myself, but they were all empty. That was when I understood how much it matters from which side of the bay you look towards the sea. And my father knew that.’

April 2019.. we stood for a different Sudan 🇸🇩 Works from Sudan by .kheir
07/04/2026

April 2019.. we stood for a different Sudan 🇸🇩

Works from Sudan by .kheir

This is what rush hour looks like in North Korea. Yes, this actually is the busy part and they didn’t close the roads 🇰🇵...
06/04/2026

This is what rush hour looks like in North Korea. Yes, this actually is the busy part and they didn’t close the roads 🇰🇵

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Ethiopia’s future is shaped by expanding cities and a growing population 🏗️Ethiopia already counts 137 million people, w...
04/04/2026

Ethiopia’s future is shaped by expanding cities and a growing population 🏗️

Ethiopia already counts 137 million people, which is projected to double by around 2050. This means it could become one of the top 10 most populous countries in the world and a manufacturing hub for the entire continent.

Yet, while many are moving towards an urban and industrialised life, a constant beauty remains: The lights and colours.

Chase them with photographer

Morning light spills over the cobblestones, people step into their day with calm purpose, and those iconic vintage cars ...
02/04/2026

Morning light spills over the cobblestones, people step into their day with calm purpose, and those iconic vintage cars roll through the streets like they’ve never aged. Simple moments feel incredibly cinematic here.

Yet, with the United States further tightening its isolation of Cuba, and a severe shortage of all basic necessities, the future looks deeply uncertain for many Cubans. One can only hope the tide will turn soon.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ❤️‍🩹

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The Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center just outside of Cairo, is a tribute to the vision of the late Egyptian architect and ...
31/03/2026

The Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center just outside of Cairo, is a tribute to the vision of the late Egyptian architect and artist, Ramses Wissa Wassef. Believing in the boundless creative potential of children, he established this educational weaving center in 1951 to nurture Egyptian kids and help them channel their emotions through the transformative power of art.

75 years after its founding, the Wissa Wassef Art Center stands as a beacon of creativity and tradition, where master weavers - many of whom began as children - dedicate 5-10 years to crafting a single, intricately detailed artwork. Without rules or guidebooks, the path to becoming a master weaver unfolds over a lifetime of practice, as skills and inspiration are passed down through generations, shaped solely by the artists’ limitless imagination. The center itself is an oasis of tranquility, surrounded by lush gardens, where all the dyes used in the tapestries are cultivated and harvested from plants grown on-site.

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While American and Israeli bombs are falling in West Asia, petrol prices rise in Lagos 🇳🇬 That is not a metaphor. It is ...
30/03/2026

While American and Israeli bombs are falling in West Asia, petrol prices rise in Lagos 🇳🇬

That is not a metaphor. It is the lived reality for the 15 million people in Nigeria’s commercial capital, where a war being fought thousands of kilometres away is making the cost of a bus ride and a night’s worth of generator fuel measurably more expensive.

Within weeks, Nigerians at filling stations were paying over ₦1,000 per litre. A rise of roughly 35% since the first bombs fell. One of the sharpest increases anywhere on earth.

The cruel irony is real. Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest oil producers. Around 80% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings come from crude exports. Rising global oil prices should, in theory, be a windfall. In practice, ordinary Lagosians see little of that money, while paying for its consequences. Nigeria still imports most of its refined fuel. Higher global prices hit the pump. Higher pump prices hit transport. Higher transport prices hit food.

But if there is one thing Lagos has never run short of, it is the ability to absorb what the world throws at it and keep moving.

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