The bright continent : breaking rules and making change in modern Africa /

A Nigerian-American journalist attempts to dispel the warring, impoverished, and pitiful images of Africa so prevalent in the media with the joyful and innovative country she knows by highlighting the commercial opportunities and technological innovations to be found there.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Olopade, Dayo (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Subjects:	Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions > 21st century. Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

Orientation : a new map of Africa
Kanju : the fine line between genius and crime
Fail states : why African government hasn't worked
Stuff we don't want : doing bad in Africa
The family map : the original social network
The technology map : lessons in leapfrogging
The commercial map : Development for sale
The natural map : to feed, fuel, and build the future
The youth map : Africa's demographic dividend
Two publics : Who's in charge?