Topic: NFTs and Web3 Cultural Expressions in Africa: Reclaiming the Narrative, Owning the Value
Beyond the headlines of digital art sales, a deeper revolution is brewing. NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and the ethos of Web3 are becoming powerful tools for African artists, musicians, storytellers, and communities to reclaim their cultural narrative, assert digital sovereignty, and build entirely new economic models around their creativity. This session explores how this technological renaissance is empowering a new wave of African cultural expression that is owned, controlled, and monetized by Africans themselves.

The Problem: The Extractive Creative Economy
For too long, the global creative industry has operated on an extractive model, especially for African talent: