African Live Lab · five connected territories

Algeria · Senegal
AlgeriaSenegal
Algerian and Senegalese diasporas
NetherlandsCanadaUnited States
BNYA · a day of creation connecting Africa and its diasporas

African Live Lab

Young people across five territories observe their realities, exchange perspectives and create together. The first stories from the Dakar Youth Olympic Games can inform the day; the resulting work can then be edited, shared and preserved.

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Reference format · target participation

5territories
12–20young people per territory
60–100young people in total, approximately
1 dayfrom morning to afternoon
A BNYA initiative

From Dakar to the territories, then towards Algiers.

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Dakar 2026 YOG

Stories that can open the conversation

African Live Lab

A day to exchange perspectives and create

African Startup Conference

ASC 2026 · Algiers

A proposed presentation, to be developed

The concept · five territories

One shared moment, five perspectives.

Each team works from its own territory. Topics grow out of real life: youth, sport, culture, technology, everyday experiences and future prospects. The LIVE Room connects the teams throughout the day.

AlgeriaSenegalNetherlands · diasporasCanada · diasporasUnited States · diasporas
Roots & futureDraw on local stories and knowledge to imagine new forms.
Territory & worldCompare realities while respecting their differences.
Sport & creationTurn an encounter into a question, an image or a story.
The participant numbers describe the reference format. The day will take place on Saturday, 7 November 2026. Invited guests are still to be confirmed.
Infographic: five territories, a day of creation and a collection leading towards the Gallery
The African Live Lab format at a glance.
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The workshop journey

From “I” to a shared work.

The proposed sessions take each participant from their starting point to listening to other perspectives, then to a creation that records the choices they have made.

01
What I see

Choose an image, a place or a situation that expresses your starting point.

Observe · contextualise
02
Another perspective

Listen to another team and understand what they see differently.

Meet · compare
03
Machines & imagination

Explore a creative tool, then discuss its choices and limitations.

Experiment · question
04
We disagree

Debate interpretations without seeking a single uniform answer.

Challenge · clarify
05
The voice

Say, record or write how the experience has changed your perspective.

Express · document
06
Hero Piece

Bring together a compelling work and document how it was made.

Create · pass on
The vision

Create from your roots, connect with the world.

Live Lab invites young Africans and members of the diasporas to tell stories about their future through their territories, histories and identities. Sport opens the encounter; contemporary tools help them create, compare and share.

I observe → I meet → I create → I pass on.
Start with realityChoose a local question and gather initial material.
Exchange perspectivesConnect with other young people, mentors and potential contributors.
ExperimentTry a format, discuss its limitations and document your choices.
ShareMake the creation and its process understandable.
Young people discussing work in progress
A day at Live Lab

Explore, produce, connect and share.

From morning to late afternoon, the day alternates between local enquiry, content creation, encounters across territories and shared presentations. No times or speakers are announced as confirmed.

ExploreObserve, choose an angle, gather images, sounds and voices.
ProduceCreate as a team: photography, text, sound, video or visual expression.
ConnectBring teams into conversation and compare their choices.
RefineIncorporate, discuss or build on the contributions received.
DocumentLink each creation to its author, context and development stages.
SharePresent experiments and creations in a shared Show & Tell.
The LIVE Room supports the action.Reporter Check-in · Cross Talk & YOG Stories · Mentor Walk · Show & Tell. Live sessions are not a continuous broadcast; contributors are still to be confirmed.
A team of young people creating together
Documentation and discussions during African Live Lab
The multimedia collection

Preserve the voices, the works and how they were made.

Teams choose the forms that suit their topics. The planned collection brings together final creations and records that explain how they were made, with no fixed quota of short features.

photographstexts & quotationsaudio & podcastsvideoimages & AI creations
Starting point
Encounter
Experiments
Choices
Creation
Testimonies, short debates, shared perspectives and process stages matter as much as the final work.
Collection by team

Connect each creation to its context.

The programme provides a submission space for each team. Before publication, contributions must be linked to their territory, workshop, working version and the necessary permissions.

Authors & team
Territory
Workshop & topic
Format & version
Initial perspective
Shared perspectives
Choices & stages
Permissions
Collection and editing will help trace each voice and publish only approved content.
BNYA Studio

From raw material to a shared edition.

The Studio works across BNYA initiatives. It prepares content that can be understood beyond the place and moment in which it was created.

On the day · African Live Lab

Team creationsImages, texts, sounds, videos and formats chosen to suit each topic.
Voices & conversationsInterviews, testimonies, short debates and shared perspectives.
Process recordsWorkshop notes, experiments, versions and decisions.
Shared presentationA Show & Tell to present the creations and the perspectives they have changed.

After the day · BNYA Studio

Collect & organiseLink content to its authors, locations, contexts and permissions.
Select & editBuild edited stories from approved creations.
Translate & subtitleMake the voices accessible to different audiences.
Publish & archiveShare authorised content and preserve the collection.
African Live Lab Gallery · proposal

One Gallery, two ways to access it.

The Gallery is conceived as a single editorial collection, with a proposed physical presentation in Algiers and digital access to the same stories and creations. It is not yet open or published.

Images
Voices
Stories
Territories
Process

At the African Startup Conference, BNYA proposes bringing these creations into conversation with young people, families, mentors and African ecosystems. This presentation is still to be developed with the organisers.

A legacy beyond the live day.Following selection and permissions, the works, versions, stories and methods could form an archive of the 2026 edition and inspire further conversations.Contact the team
Young creators presenting a project