You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically
as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty
and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-
needed corrective. He examines each country's colonial heritage, and explores
a wide range of subjects, from chronicling urban life in Lagos and the lively
West African rivalry over who makes the best Jollof rice, to the story of
democracy in seven dictatorships and the dangers of stereotypes in popular
culture. By turns intimate and political, Africa Is Not A Country brings the
story of the continent towards reality, celebrating the energy and fabric of
its different cultures and communities in a way that has never been done
before.
You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically
as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty
and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-
needed corrective. He examines each country's colonial heritage, and explores
a wide range of subjects, from chronicling urban life in Lagos and the lively
West African rivalry over who makes the best Jollof rice, to the story of
democracy in seven dictatorships and the dangers of stereotypes in popular
culture. By turns intimate and political, Africa Is Not A Country brings the
story of the continent towards reality, celebrating the energy and fabric of
its different cultures and communities in a way that has never been done
before.
