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Rather than simply wondering if Africa’s narrative has changed, perhaps the real questions should be: how are narratives on and about Africa changing? (Joe Penney/Reuters)
ABDOU RAHIM LEMA

Many Africa ‘experts’ still don’t get the need for African voices and perspectives

Thirteen years after Binyavanga Wainaina’s satirical essay, many ‘experts’ on Africa continue to fail to comprehend the need for African voices

  • Abdou Rahim Lema
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