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Racist depictions of Africa as a dark continent abound in history. Here US filmmakers pose with Africans in 1925. Osa & Martin Johnson Safari Mus./Getty Images

Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?

African news media have continued many of the damaging norms of how western media report on the continent. It’s time for a rethink.
An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt – how control by local elites can shape the global battery industry

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s major supplier of cobalt, used in electric vehicle batteries, and is asserting its rights as an equal partner in the renewable energy transition.
Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Mikael Tereshhenko/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese and Russian disinformation flourishes in some African countries – anti‑US sentiment helps it take hold

Russia’s media often paint the west as hypocritical or imperialistic and Moscow as a defender of sovereignty. Chinese media emphasise Beijing’s role as a partner in Africa’s development.
Many rural areas like Sekhukhune District in South Africa have unspoilt sites, housing historical artefacts and offering tourists an authentic heritage holiday. Sefako Bogopa/Shutterstock

South African heritage tourism could uplift rural communities, with a little help: the case of Sekhukhune

South Africa’s rural Sekhukhune is full of interesting sites and heritage. Communities need financial and technical support to start sustainable tourism projects there.

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