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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
AFRICA RISING ABOVE STEREOTYPES AND MISPERCEPTIONS
“The single story creates
stereotypes, and the
problem with stereotypes
is not that they are
untrue, but that they are
incomplete.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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.
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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
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[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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Ebola: The Ignorance
Epidemic?
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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.
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Source: UN Women
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