Africa: What lies beyond the news coverage? 7 Articles

by Savannah

There are two sides to every story, right? I mean how can something be "good" if you do not even know what "bad" is. Opposites attract. Two peas in a pod as they say. It just means you cannot have one without the other...read more

by Hakim Lagadeg

There is so much that lies beyond news coverage in Africa; by barely scratching the surface, most news outlets miss out on many incredible examples of the rich cultural fabric that remains invisible to most of the outside ...read more

by Peter Ongera

Japanese culture and African way of life have several things in common. After exchanging cultural views with the Japanese during my home-stay with Kunimi Sakamoto's family and aboard the Nippon Maru Ship for World Yout...read more

by Max Beaton

An Introduction to Africa Like most North Americans, Africa first intruded on my mind through the medium of a school geography book. Africa was that funny shaped continent that at least was easier to draw than Europe. M...read more

by Willow Brindley

News coverage in every part of the world preys upon the catastrophes of life and exploits them to the utmost limit. Is it any surprise that Africa's news coverage does the same? I continuously read about abusive parents,...read more

by Brittany Oates

What comes to mind when you think of Africa? Do you see dark chocolate babies and children, bony with swollen bellies and flies swarming all around them? Do you see men and women skinny with sunken eyes carrying buckets o...read more

by Lynn Grant

A very simple perspective I see on television today of Africa is still "the dark continent" and I ask myself how can humanity continue to be so ignorant and yet have much ado about equality for homosexuals, religions, skin...read more