Comments on: Africa’s a continent. Not a crisis. http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: …My heart’s in Accra » Fiji: Reality, brand, mirage http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1791935 …My heart’s in Accra » Fiji: Reality, brand, mirage Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:13:38 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1791935 [...] rebuilding an image and narrative of the continent that shows it as open for business. (See “Africa’s a continent, Not a Crisis” for more of this line of [...] [...] rebuilding an image and narrative of the continent that shows it as open for business. (See “Africa’s a continent, Not a Crisis” for more of this line of [...]

]]> By: I’m speaking at the Engineers Without Borders Conference in Milwaukee (March 27-28, 2009) | cyrusfarivar.com http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1450033 I’m speaking at the Engineers Without Borders Conference in Milwaukee (March 27-28, 2009) | cyrusfarivar.com Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:08:47 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1450033 [...] “A continent, not a crisis” : How to leverage information technology in Africa effectively. Cyrus Farivar, Technology Journalist [...] [...] “A continent, not a crisis” : How to leverage information technology in Africa effectively. Cyrus Farivar, Technology Journalist [...]

]]> By: Deconstructing Vanity Fair’s “Africa” issue - Dig The World http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-814099 Deconstructing Vanity Fair’s “Africa” issue - Dig The World Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:50:45 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-814099 [...] appeal to the “cause”. This tends to piss off my friends who are begging the world to think of Africa less as a cause and more as a continent, particularly as a continent open for business. How hard would it have been for Vanity Fair to pair [...] [...] appeal to the “cause”. This tends to piss off my friends who are begging the world to think of Africa less as a cause and more as a continent, particularly as a continent open for business. How hard would it have been for Vanity Fair to pair [...]

]]> By: HUGE GUTS http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-483187 HUGE GUTS Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:40:29 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-483187 [...] violent, or have violence done to them: a point concisely and simnply stated by Zuckermen as “Africa is a continent, not a crisis“; will there be a heroic, trustable splinter group? a helpful, english-speaking guide who is [...] [...] violent, or have violence done to them: a point concisely and simnply stated by Zuckermen as “Africa is a continent, not a crisis“; will there be a heroic, trustable splinter group? a helpful, english-speaking guide who is [...]

]]> By: Creative Evolution » Ideology, Celebrity and Philanthropy http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-396518 Creative Evolution » Ideology, Celebrity and Philanthropy Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:31:59 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-396518 [...] Firstly, it is hard to see how the “awareness” he is raising is a positive. Bono’s message only feeds the image that most people already have of Africa the poor, starving, violent, corrupt, destitute, basket case. An image that hinders real progress. In the words of blogger Ethan Zuckerman: Africa’s not an issue. It’s not a cause or a problem. It’s a continent - a complicated, confusing, beautiful continent, with wealth and poverty, peace and strife, success and tragedy. When Africa becomes a cause, we tend to see only one side of the continent - a helpless, dependent, starving side that “needs our help”. [...] [...] Firstly, it is hard to see how the “awareness” he is raising is a positive. Bono’s message only feeds the image that most people already have of Africa the poor, starving, violent, corrupt, destitute, basket case. An image that hinders real progress. In the words of blogger Ethan Zuckerman: Africa’s not an issue. It’s not a cause or a problem. It’s a continent – a complicated, confusing, beautiful continent, with wealth and poverty, peace and strife, success and tragedy. When Africa becomes a cause, we tend to see only one side of the continent – a helpless, dependent, starving side that “needs our help”. [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Judging a magazine by its cover http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-364227 …My heart’s in Accra » Judging a magazine by its cover Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:32:11 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-364227 [...] The message of the cover is that Africa is important and sexy because important and sexy people care about it and are willing to lend their “talent” and celebrity appeal to the “cause”. This tends to piss off my friends who are begging the world to think of Africa less as a cause and more as a continent, particularly as a continent open for business. How hard would it have been for Vanity Fair to pair some of these well-meaning celebrities with actual Africans working to build businesses, repair hospitals and save forests? Put Corniele Ewango on the cover and let Brad Pitt look up to him, an actual superhero, someone who has risked his life numerous times to preserve the forests of the eastern DRC. Put Madonna on the cover with William Kamkwamba, the remarkable Malawian youth who built a windmill to power his family’s house. (Wait, scratch that - she’d probably adopt him.) [...] [...] The message of the cover is that Africa is important and sexy because important and sexy people care about it and are willing to lend their “talent” and celebrity appeal to the “cause”. This tends to piss off my friends who are begging the world to think of Africa less as a cause and more as a continent, particularly as a continent open for business. How hard would it have been for Vanity Fair to pair some of these well-meaning celebrities with actual Africans working to build businesses, repair hospitals and save forests? Put Corniele Ewango on the cover and let Brad Pitt look up to him, an actual superhero, someone who has risked his life numerous times to preserve the forests of the eastern DRC. Put Madonna on the cover with William Kamkwamba, the remarkable Malawian youth who built a windmill to power his family’s house. (Wait, scratch that – she’d probably adopt him.) [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » It’s official: Africa is trendy http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-53728 …My heart’s in Accra » It’s official: Africa is trendy Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:15:39 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-53728 [...] On the other hand, the picture of Africa the celebrities are helping to paint is exactly the picture folks like Emeka Okafor are working to dispel - Africa as helpless, sick, impoverished, in critical need of outside help and assistance. For those of us working with African entrepreneurs, trying to attract foreign investment to the continent, this sort of attention can work at cross-purposes, reinforcing the idea of “Africa as crisis”. [...] [...] On the other hand, the picture of Africa the celebrities are helping to paint is exactly the picture folks like Emeka Okafor are working to dispel – Africa as helpless, sick, impoverished, in critical need of outside help and assistance. For those of us working with African entrepreneurs, trying to attract foreign investment to the continent, this sort of attention can work at cross-purposes, reinforcing the idea of “Africa as crisis”. [...]

]]> By: andrea http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 andrea Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:53:22 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-1517 Being a former PCV from Namibia I could not agree with you more.... Being a former PCV from Namibia I could not agree with you more….

]]> By: Jawahar Mundlapati http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Jawahar Mundlapati Wed, 20 Jul 2005 02:35:30 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-342 Can anyone guide me to ecommerce or auction site similar to amazon and ebay from where I can buy products exclusively from African continent. Can anyone guide me to ecommerce or auction site similar to amazon and ebay from where I can buy products exclusively from African continent.

]]> By: Gil Friend http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/07/02/africas-a-continent-not-a-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Gil Friend Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:49:37 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=101#comment-339 Africas not an issue.

[RConversation] : My friend and colleague Ethan Zuckerman , reports Rebecca McKinnon, has written a beautiful post in response to criticism of his recent posts about Live8 .

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