Ignore the negative press and forget the Afro-pessimists. A beautiful new book celebrates all that is positive about the continent of Africa.
Crammed with beautiful images and insightful prose, 'Africa – The Good News' is a book you will want to display on every coffee table, access in every library and showcase in every office.
Published by South Africa - The Good News, this must-have compendium is intended to shift the perception of Africa as a continent of woe to a continent of hope and opportunity.
Comprising 53 independent countries and a diverse population of 900 million people, Africa is complex.
Importantly, says the book's editors, Marisa Berndsen and Steuart Pennington, Africa is not one country. "For every failed state that grabs the news headlines, there are countless success stories waiting to be told."
These stories, recognizing as they do the progress that has been made in Africa and the potential for more positive change, are becoming an increasing imperative for many of Africa's citizens, both at home and overseas.
"There are many reasons to be positive about Africa," say Berndsen and Pennington, "and many people who are passionate about telling her good news stories."
What is Going Right?
Unlike
the countless books that try to explain what went wrong in Africa,
'Africa - The Good News' looks at what is going right. It gives voice to
Africans (and non-Africans) who have a different story of Africa to
tell. It explains why a growing number of journalists, investors and academics are starting to look at Africa differently and describe the continent as one of growth and not just of despair.
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