A review by notthatcosta
Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

A truly brilliant book - it covers a lot of ground (literally) in its geographies, time periods and topics without fucking around but also in a way that shows a tremendous amount of care and respect. It beautifully eulogises the losses inflicted during colonial barbarism whilst highlighting histories and emerging narratives that contradict monolithic ideas about the continent.

I learned so much - from looted artefacts to the origins of Nollywood and various youth-led movements defining the future of the continent. To feature such unflinching accounts of some of the most depraved acts in global history but close the book with such a hopeful and triumphant note is a massive achievement. 
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