[VIDEO] “Stop Stealing From Our Continent” — White Audience Left Dead Silent As Young African Entrepreneur Delivers Speech Full Of Painful Truths
Newsroom Updated 1 min read
CAPTION: Mallence Bart Williams The level of discomfort within the audience as German-born entrepreneur Mallence Bart Williams delivered her speech at the TEDxBerlin event in 2015 was so obvious.
A confident Mallence asked tough questions, those that everybody else prefers to ignore and from the dead silence in the hall, it was clear that they were not ready for the smoke.
She started off by saying that despite studying finance and economics at some of the world's best universities, she still found it puzzling how 5,000 units of African currency are worth 1 unit of foreign currency despite all the gold mines being in our continent.
Mallence also debunked the perception created by westerners which tends to suggest that Africa depends on them, making it clear that it is, in fact, the direct opposite.
Despite having been born in the German city of Cologne to a Sierra Leonese father and a German mother, Mallence has maintained a strong connection with Africa and has constantly expressed her love for the continent.
Watch the full video of her speech below.
Support
Support this reporting
M-Pesa support recorded against this story.
Stay close
Get the briefing
Major updates by email. No spam.
Share
Save share card
Download a clean portrait card for sharing.
More from Nyakundi Report
Most read this week
19h · 2 min read
Trump Triples Number of Kenyans Flagged for Deportation to 45 on Worst of Worst List
by Nyakundi Report
3d · 1 min read
CCTV Footage Shows Moment Vehicle Burst Into Flames After Crash Along Nairobi Expressway
by Nyakundi Report
3d · 11 min read
Kenyan Workers Speak Out: The Dark Side of Ann Kathure Rutere’s Juba Empire and the Hidden Human Cost Behind Operations
by Nyakundi Report
6d · 2 min read
Meta Rolls Out “Plus” Subscription Plans for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Users
by Nyakundi Report