notes on a bright continent Faloyin, Dipo 1990- creator text nyu New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company 2023 monographic eng 380 pages ; 22 cm Seeks to correct the assumption that Africa is a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife by celebrating the energy and particularity of the continent's rich diversity and communities. Identities Part 1: Lagos Part 2: By the Power Vested in Me, I Now Pronounce You a Country Part 3: The Birth of White Saviour Imagery (or How Not to Be a White Saviour While Still Making a Difference) Part 4: The Story of Democracy in Seven Dictatorships Part 5: There Is No Such Thing as an African Accent and Binyavanga Wainaina Is Still Right Part 6: The Case of the Stolen Artefacts Part 7: Jollof Wars: A Love Story Part 8: What’s Next? Acknowledgements Notes Dipo Faloyin. "First published in the United Kingdom by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Vintage, a part of Penguin Random House UK under the title Africa Is Not a Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa" -- title page verso Previously published as a hardback in 2022 África Aspectos culturales África Aspectos políticos Africa Condiciones sociales Siglo XXI África Vida social y costumbres Siglo XXI 500 DT 3 F196a 2023 9781324065890 (pbk.) 1324065893 (pbk.) 251126 20260716123343.0 eng