The Africa You Never See
I got this article “The Africa You Never See” a couple of months back through a friend and managed to come across it again at Feld. This time I had the chance to read the whole article and I will encourage you to take a few minutes to do the same.
Tags: Africa, Business, NigeriaConsider a few facts: The Ghana Stock Exchange regularly tops the list of the world’s highest-performing stock markets. Botswana, with its A credit rating, boasts one of the highest per capita government savings rates in the world, topped only by Singapore and a handful of other fiscally prudent nations.
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The failure to show this side of Africa creates a one-dimensional caricature of a complex continent. Imagine if 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing and school shootings were all that the rest of the world knew about America.
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Comments (6)
I think this article is so important especially in these days when all we hear about Africa is Live 8, Geldolf and poor starving Africans. Thank you, Remi.
The article is so true but I think that at this point announcing any “positive news” about Africa or its countries would drastically affect international support by dropping it to an unbearable minimum because the world has been blinded for years about the sides of africa that they see, even the author of the article, i mean it took him till recently to realize that theres another side to Africa and although what he says is undoubtedly true, the “pity” factor that helps africa get financial aid becomes at risk everytime something positive is mentione dabout the country. As wonderful as it is to hear someone finally say something else about the continent, I honestly think divine intervention is the only way.
The article is quite good. One thing I noticed is that there is limited information about African businesses and enterpreneurs both at home and abroad. I feel that we need to feel the vacuum ourselves and present our views in a positive way to the world.
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The article and film by Carol Pineau is a classic
example of how opaque Africa is to the outside world. Her film was a big hit at this years Cannes movie festival. You may access the clip via my post on Grandiose Parlor, here: Africa Open for business
Tunde: I feel that we shouldn’t be looking toward the other nations for “Hand-out” all the time, besides there is abundant evidence that the bulk of this aid money ended in private pockets!
Those who wish to learn a lot on postive Africa and information about African businesses and enterpreneurs both at home and abroad should visit http://www.euroafricacentral.com
Our Magazine ( http://www.eac-magazine.com/en ) has been involved with this task since the last 3 years now. As an African Journalist I was sad on arriving in Europe and seeing that only negative Africa has overwhelmingly dominated every news on Africa covered by the European media.
I thought I must do something about thís: That was why I launched the EuroAfricaCentral Network in 2004 to help Bridge Africa to the west via projection of the unreported positive Africa because, there is more to Africa than just wars, hunger, AIDS & political crises - Visit us online and Discover and experience the Africa you never see on TV.
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