Departing words by Christian Science Monitor Africa's chief correspondent Scott Baldauf after five years covering the continent. Interesting reading most specially when the Horn of Africa is again in the agenda of corporate media.
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With the insight of five years on the ground and a summary of his travels around the continent; Mr. Baldauf proceeds to debunk five myths about Africa which shape international coverage of what happens in a 54-countries and 2,000 languages continent: "Africa is poor; Africa is violent; Africa is technologically backward; Africa needs "our" help; and my favorite, Africa is a country. " An interesting piece to improve our understanding of a huge continent of extreme contrasts.
