After the Bell: The Economist’s long-overdue epiphany on Africa

Daily Maverick

The Economist magazine has been criticized for its inaccurate coverage of Africa, with notable blunders like labeling the continent as “The Hopeless Continent” in 2000. Despite its insightful articles on America and Europe, its portrayal of Africa reflects biases of urban, developed world readers. The magazine failed to anticipate Africa’s economic growth driven by manufacturing and building, influenced by China and Asia’s resource extraction activities.

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