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Western media and aid narratives have long portrayed Africa through simplistic stereotypes of poverty, corruption, and crisis.
By Hilary Kimuyu
Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
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.