Dipo Faloyin | Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa | Talks at Google

In celebration of Africa Week, Dipo Faloyin discusses his book Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa, a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. 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 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. 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.
Dipo Faloyin is a senior editor and writer at VICE, where his work has a specific focus on culture, race and identity across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His writing has also been featured in Dazed, i-D, The Huffington Post, Refinery 29, Prospect and others. He was born in Chicago, raised in Lagos and currently lives in London.
Get the book here: goo.gle/3NlULXJ.
Moderated by Muthoni Richards.

[@goalsmith]

The understanding required of African requires more honesty than many humans are willing to confront. I am pleased to see a generation discuss the actuality of the historical facts versus the fantasy of Eurocentric distortions of history, The work is ours as Africans to achieve and resolve. Wonderful discussion!

[@banoyi5080]

I salute you, mr. Faloyin

[@soniasosa6039]

"Elicit quick-fix donations" wow! So well put!

[@charlesmuhanguzi3250]

Talks like this will never be up there with 3m views on KZbin. Many people in the world including Africans are fed a very uninformed narrative about Africa and history. Does a great job on this one

[@Maha-qs5nb]

The book is excellent especially when it started by the history of colonization

[@Exmirror]

Just finished reading the book. It is fantastic. Bravo!

[@stellaboduwah6374]

Where can I get the book and the title of the book

[@williamlewis8773]

Is "Africa" a fundamentally cultural ideal rather than a political or economic ideal ? If so , what priorities are assigned to the things that affect the abilities of the peoples of Africa to feasibly realize a set of social institutions to establish and maintain that primary ideal ? How are those things conceived , defined , and taught or propagated ?

[@ladyfish22]

Interestinh man to listen to but I lose track of the content because of all the "uhm: before ever new phrase.. .

[@aperson2730]

Would it be hateful of me to ask why he doesn't live in Africa?

[@taz09216]

Two reasons. 1. We live in a globalized world, people can choose to live and work anywhere 2. He doesnt live in africa for the same reason why a european would live in latin america or an american lives in asia.

[@quantum1953]

Nobody's CARE.

[@austinjoseph2881]

-_- grammar.

[@aperson2730]

Who cares wins