Jul 5, 2022
In celebration of Africa Week, Dipo Faloyin discusses his book
"Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa."
This portrait of modern Africa pushes back against harmful
stereotypes to tell a much more comprehensive story.
In this funny and insightful book, Dipo offers a much-needed
corrective to the simplistic stereotype of Africa as an arid
landscape of famines and safaris, plagued by poverty and strife. 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. "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.
Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.