Walk into any major aid organisation’s campaign material, a UN report, or a Western media feature on Africa, and chances are, you’ll see a version of the continent that feels painfully narrow.
Read ArticleAfrica is not a country. This may seem obvious, but globally, “Africa” is still often treated as if it were one place, one problem, and one people. News headlines, NGO reports, influencer fundraisers, even school curricula frequently speak of “Africa” in sweeping terms—collapsing 54 countries, 1.4 billion people, and thousands of languages, histories, and realities into a single image. This isn’t just inaccurate. It’s dangerous. Because how the world talks about Africa shapes how the world treats Africa.
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