Africa Is Not A Country

Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa

Dipo Faloyin

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Definitive proof that Africa is *not* a country. A lively, entertaining and informative portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive, personal story.

'This book should be on the curriculum.' Nikki May, author of WAHALA
Africa Is Not A Country is 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 Faloyin 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.

By turns intimate and political, 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.

Published: 12 April 2022
ISBN: 9781787302969
Imprint: Harvill Secker
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 400
RRP: $40.00

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Dipo Faloyin

Dipo Faloyin is a Senior Editor (Global) at Vice. He spent the last three years building the magazine' coverage across Europe, Middle East and Africa. His writing has also appeared in Dazed, Prospect, The Huffington Post, Refinery 29 and others.

Praise for Africa Is Not A Country

Hilarious, ferocious, generous and convincing. It made me reconsider almost everything I thought I knew about Africa.
Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland

Impeccably researched...brimming with humor and intellect. A necessary read for 2022.
JK Chukwu, author of The Unfortunates

A triumph of a book...charismatic and hugely enjoyable...You'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't read this.
Nels Abbey, author of Think Like a White Man