How to or 'not' to write about Africa

Have you noticed how stereotyping and off hand descriptions tend to creep 'unnoticed' into our language? No wonder, such a lot of emphasis is put on appropriate terminology in development and humanitarian work.

In the recent issue of ´developments´, the article 'How to write about Africa' exposes the clichés and stereotypes non-African writers employ all too often when they set out to describe the continent. An interesting read...makes one squirm at times!

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