A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more
comprehensive story.'Warm funny biting and essential reading.' Adam Rutherford'An
exhilarating journey through the myths misconceptions and stereotypes of modern Africa. This
book is the history lesson that we all need.' Jeffrey Boakye Guardian 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. 'Hilarious ferocious generous and convincing. It made me reconsider
almost everything I thought I knew about Africa.' Oliver Bullough 'This book should be on the
curriculum.' Nikki May author of Wahala
