“…Living in a postcolonial African education system that still relies heavily on Western literature, one becomes intimately aware of how the world sees Africa.  Still, I have always bristled against what is now famously called “the single story,” which presents Africa as a one-dimensional scene of tragic suffering and endless despair. Coverage of Covid-19 in Africa, despite the continent’s relatively low infection rates, is disproportionately grim and macabre compared to the rest of the world, as two New York Times articles illustrated.”

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