Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa Paperback – 6 April 2023

A great read, easy to follow and a page turner. An interesting and apt POV. Should be more widely read.

A very interesting I'm formative bookAn enjoyable read

Thank you for this book ❤️ I love the author's sense of humour and was really enjoying learning about african countries and seeing things from a different perspective. Highly recommended!

A rely great read to help u derstand misconceptions surrounding the continent of Africa. This book was bought to support teaching in a school (UK) for year 9 students.

A fantastic book which is so eye-opening. I learnt so much just from the first few pages alone, and I have returned to read parts of it again and again. It is well-written and thought-provoking. Little is taught of the scramble for Africa in schools, but this book is definitely a must have for geography and history teachers everywhere to ensure that they have a clear understanding of colonisation.

Africa is not a country, it is Nigeria this book seems to say. I thought i might learn something about all of the African countries from this book. The book is really focused only on Nigeria and starts off well and tells from an insider's insight the story of Nigeria but then deteriorates into something of a long far too long detailed rant about why colonialists should return stolen works of art to Nigeria. There might be more on the other countries later in the book but i gave up at that point.

This is one of the best-written accounts of African affairs that I have read in a long time. Some very pertinent observations will give much food for thought for anybody interested in the continent and its development. Some excellent background history combined with an insightful analysis of the media portrayal of African countries and social developments present some genuine eye-openers. I was particularly shocked by revelations about the looted treasures of various civilisations and the thoroughly dishonest excuses offered by ostensibly respectable museums and public bodies to prevent their return to their home countries.

Well written apart from the first chapter which trys to suggest Lagos is a dreamy wonderland. However, the book offers nothing new to many readers. If you know that the colonial powers came together in 1885 to carve up Africa, simply drew lines on a map and handed out land to each other , brutalised the locals, looted the place then walked away leaving all of these artificial states to collapse. You essentially dont need to read this book which is summarising this. If you somehow think colonialism was a wonderful time and much misunderstood. This book is for you.