Beasts and beggars: How the West’s old gaze costs Africa’s future

Western media and aid narratives have long portrayed Africa through simplistic stereotypes of poverty, corruption, and crisis.

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Many citizens in the UK and US still view Africa as a hotspot for corruption, poverty and wildlife, stereotypes that have stuck for ages.

A new report says that these perspectives have also blocked the West from seeing the continent's economic growth, innovation, and cultural richness.