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AFRICA RISING ABOVE STEREOTYPES AND MISPERCEPTIONS

AFRICA RISING ABOVE

STEREOTYPES & MISCONCEPTIONS

Dr. Mekondjo Kaapanda-Girnus

Commercial Counsellor

Embassy of the Republic of Namibia

Berlin, Germany


“The single story creates

stereotypes, and the

problem with stereotypes

is not that they are

untrue, but that they are

incomplete.”

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

AFRICA RISING ABOVE STEREOTYPES & MISCONCEPTIONS


THE HOPELESS

CONTINENT

COMMON STEREOTYPES

• Africa is country.

• Africa is dangerous.

• Africans have no acess to modern

technology.

• Corruption makes it impossible to do

business in Africa.

• All African countries are poor and

depend on aid.

• All African governance is bad.

• Africa is conflict-ridden, politically

unstable and ruled by dictators and

warlords.

• The only thing of value in Africa is its

natural resources.

• Africa is all savannah & wild animals-

there are no modern industries and no

modern infrastructure.

• The Chinese get all government

contracts.


AFRICA RISING ABOVE STEREOTYPES AND MISPERCEPTIONS AFRICA RISING ABOVE STEREOTYPES & MISCONCEPTIONS


2783

15126

8309

7913

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

Mention only "Asia"

Mention China

Mention India

Mention Japan

Articles from The Guardian in 2012 and 2013 that

2343

[HODNOTA]

6871

8601

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000

Mention Nigeria

Mention Egypt

Mention South Africa

Mention only "Africa"

Articles from The Guardian in 2012 and 2013 that

AFRICA IN THE WESTERN MEDIA



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Epidemic?



AFRICA

RISING THE REALITY OF AFRICA

• Africa is a continent made up of 54

countries with different political, social and

economic structures.

• Africa is home to the 6 fastest-growing

economies in the world.

• Africa is home to over 1.2 billion people,

over 60% are below the age of 25.

• Gender equality is on the rise.

• Africa has a rising middle class and

pockets of opulence.

• Africa has 60% of the world’s uncultivated

arable land.

• Africa has the world’s the fastest growing

mobile market.

• African countries like Kenya are leaders in

the innovation and adoption of mobile

payment services.





Source: UN Women




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