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I have seen this people mistake Africa  to be a single country rather than a huge continent. When in reality, it is a continent with 54 countries and each country has its own cultures, traditions, histories, customs, and languages. This mistake gives them this idea that all Africans are the same without unique history and culture.

Sarina

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Often in the news, I have seen with my parents it displayed that African countries are poor and survive on aid. The countries are actually rich with many natural resources and it’s not that each country has the same economic activity. Not all African countries depend on aid. Some countries depend on little aid or do not receive it at all.

Sarina

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I think I would consider myself from Africa because I have been living here since I was born. People think that Africans live in huts. It is true that there are huts only in rural areas but there are huge urban centers growing out throughout the entire continent. Africa is growing depending on its development and economic growth. We have to gradually change people’s point of views that Africa is a great continent with a growing economy for people to live.

Sarina

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This story was when my family and I visited Disneyland. As usual, we were standing in line, waiting for tickets when a staff member asked us where we lived just for small talks. We immediately replied, "We live in Africa.". When we said that, there was this strange look on his face which he hadn't had before he asked us the question. (We are from India, but my family and I have lived in Africa for the majority of our lives, which is why we usually say we live/from Africa.) We knew "that" look on his face because whenever we say "we live in Africa" we would get the same reactions almost all the time. I think he changed his perception of what we are, before even knowing us, and just by where we lived. In my opinion, that means where you live can change how people perceive you as, which is very stereotypical.

- Aaniya

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My cousin and I were having a chat and she told me her point of view about Africa. While students learn about African history and culture in school, they have this point of view that Africans don’t use social media sites. Although Africa is slightly behind, it almost has everything the rest of the world does in technology.

Sarina

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I have read in my previous school that Africa is a continent full of corruption, poverty, and war. When majority of the countries are peaceful and welcoming. There are democratic leaders who show how they cooperate and work for the countries' betterment

Sarina

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African movies are not only about their culture and exaggerated plot scenes. Sometimes it can be a bit exaggerated, but there are a wide range of interesting movies.  African cinema has found better recognition and we can find a modern glimpse of Africa through the movies.

Sarina

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Usually in movies, Africans are to show “tribes”, tropical forests, tribal clothing, etc. This can be seen as “stereotypical”.

- Aaniya

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In an article I was reading, I spotted this sentence ”News organizations are now more hesitant in using the language of “tribe””. This is a stereotype, justifying racism. One study found that in six European countries, Africa accounted for only 4% of foreign news coverage, compared to 76% of the coverage focusing on Europe or North America. Even in the news, Africa is being set back.

- Aaniya

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I have learnt about the brutal history of Africa and how Africans were salves, living a harsh life. I think people view Africa as “dark continent” because of its past, which is why I think they don’t teach much about it in school.

-Aaniya

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I think that since Africa may not be the most developed continent, its citizens may be living not the greatest life financially.  In the years  of being in Africa, I've seen that they find their own ways of making things work out. For example: Let's take transportation, a person wants to be at certain place at a certain time but they're running late. There are three options: the public transportation which is the bus, taxi's, or sitting behind a person who's riding a bike. They would take the bike because it’s the fastest. I think when hearing about this it may be shocking but that’s how people live over here. Africans help Africans out. Like I said they find their own ways of making things work out. The government has provided public transportation, but people have made a living by using a bike to provide transportation. Africa is home, Africa is different, people should start admiring how gifted it is.

- Aaniya

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At a certain point, some people are so uneducated that they start thinking that Africa is a country. How? Like Sarina said, it has its own cultures, beliefs, traditions, languages. I don’t think life would have been same without these cultures and traditions. I feel like people use and see their cultures but don’t give the respect that they deserve.
- Aaniya

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A stereotype with african movies is either that it will be based off of past events such as colonialism or extremely tribal movies that have black magic etc. its really ignorant of the fact that nonblack Africans exist.
Fama

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Africa in the news is mostly shown as a poor continent with a whole bunch of starving children. All the tall buildings and the city are barely ever shown. Also the differstity of Africans isn't shown often either. Only the blacks are shown and not the brown and white minority.

Fama

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Unfortunately, schools mainly cover the dark period that Africa faced and dot acknowledge the massive and powerfull ancient civilisations from it. For example the Malian Empire with the famous Muslim Emporer Munsan Musa or the Ghanian Empire. The vast amount of minerals and precious goods Africa holds, especially here in Congo isn't covered often either.

Fama

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Africa to none Africans is stereotyped as a huge savana/rainforest with lions and elephants and huts. Although this does exist, it just the minority. Africa is pushing forward with technology and urbanisation. Africa to non Africans is also just black but there are the north Africans as well as some white South African minorities
Fama

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Africa has continued to be looked down upon by the Western powers. Negative perceptions and representations such as civil wars, hunger, corruption, greed, selfishness, diseases, poverty, and the like have been the defining characters of Africa and the Africans in the minds of many Western people. Despite Africa supplying most of the metals needed for modern technology and smartphones, Africa is still not being given credit for it.

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When Africa is shown in the news, most of the time they show savannas. They also show malnourished children and the poor and dirty places. Some parts of Africa are like that, but it is not everywhere. I also noticed that when the news was highlighting the pandemic in Kinshasa they were mostly showing dirty areas and poor environments. That is not the case everywhere in Africa. Some African countries are actually very rich and doing well.
Rubis

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When Africa is shown in some movies they show that African people respect their culture in every situations. They include Magic or some other rituals alot. They show that sorcery is always in their life style to make the movie more interesting. This is not always true because in the modern days people don’t always do that.

Rubis

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In my previous school, I learned that Africa is a rich continent, and that it has an amazing tropical weather with amazing fruits and beautiful animals. I also learned that there is war most of the time, poverty almost everywhere and corruption. It is very stereotypical because some African countries are very peaceful and calm.

Rubis

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Most of the non-African people have a different perspective about Africa. It happens because of what school teachs them and of what media shows them. And when you tell them you leave in Africa they will automaticlly think that  all African people leave in the forest, that they hunt for food or that they leave with lions etc.

Rubis

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African have a different perspective about Africa. It will be a different perspective form  non- African because they actually leave there and they know the conditions in which they leave. I think that Africans can change non-Africans point of view by realising that Africa is a beautiful and rich continent. By having the mind set that the poverty level can be reduced or that the malnourished kids can get food.
Rubis

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Africa my might not be perfect, it might not have an advanced technology. But it has all those different cultures, traditions, languages, customs, histories that makes all the beauty and diversity of Africa.
Rubis

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In movies, Africa is portrayed as a dirty, underdeveloped place. Movies have always succeeded at showing people that Africa isn't a place where you could have a good and stable life which isn't true. People are usually seen as poor and live in "huts".  They are also seen in tribes that wear cultural clothing.

Esanga

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In news, Africa is seen as a weak, underdeveloped place. The news only shows the "dirty" places that don't get as much attention for the people there. Africa is often seen as a place that doesn't have food or water. The children as seen a malnourished and in need for aid.

Esanga

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In school i've learned about how Africa was the start of humanity. The first humans were African and when they moved away from the equator that's when other races where developed. I've learned about how African people can have all types of genetic backgrounds from straight, blonde hair and blue eyes to kinky, black hair and dark brown eyes.

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Most of my friends right now have never been out of America ever in their lives therefore they only know about what the media tells them. They make jokes about how Africa doesn't have water of electricity. They just see the underdeveloped part rather than the more beautiful scenes. The fact that this is all they know frustrates me a lot but hopefully i can educate them about the beauty of Africa.

Esanga

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Africans, including myself, see Africa as a beautiful place filled with many cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, and much more. Even though I wasn't born here and have lived more of my life in America, Africa still feels like my home.

Esanga

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Africa is a potluck of culture. I see it as an identity and it will always be a part of me and my family. It might not be the most urban place but it's comforting and it's my home.

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To me, Africa is portrayed in several ways in movies (depending on the creator and the message that he/she is trying to convey).
For example, in "Black Panther" (which is set somewhere in Africa) the creators did a good job representing Africa as a continent with natural resources that other countries are fighting for.
In a Nigerian movie called "Up north" The nicer and more luxurious parts in Nigeria (Africa) were shown as well as the poorer parts. It made the movie realistic.
Sadly though, most movies I've seen stereotype Africa as a really underdeveloped continent, or only focus on the natural aspects of the country (animals, plants). I think there should be more movies showing Africans in different social classes, so that the world can have a more realistic view of the continent.

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I do not ever remember seeing the nicer parts of Africa on the news. I think the news mostly covers the problems of the world which explains why they often give in to portraying Africa as a pour continent with starving people, natural disasters, corruption, etc...
Because the news (that portrays Africa a certain way) is watched by so many people, a stereotype is created.

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When I lived in France, I didn't learn a lot about Africa. Maybe a little bit about the animals and plants in the country, but that's it. That can lead to children stereotyping Africa a certain way.
However, when I moved to Congo, I learned a little more about the continent's history. How most of it was colonized, and how the countries suffered and are still suffering from it.
But to be honest, my mother is the one who tough me the most about Africa (specifically Congo).

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There are lots of different views on Africa, but most of them are formed by what is shown in movies, on the media, in documentaries, etc... However, I something I have noticed, is that the non-African world just really doesn't know that there is more to the continent. I remember sending my friend a picture of a nice place here in Kinshasa, and she was shocked. It's because she had a certain view of the continent already that was formed by all the stereotypes that exist about the continent.

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I think Africa to the majority of Africans is normal because they have lived here most of their life. I am part African, but I have only lived here for about 3 years. I remember my brother telling my cousin, who lives here, that power cuts are rare in France and he was shocked. In other words, if you what you are used to is normal for you. If and African is used to living in Africa, then Africa is normal to him/her. But if an African moved from another county, then Africa will not seem normal to him/her.

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Environment and Poverty - Raina Sorathiya 

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Environment and Poverty - Raina Sorathiya 

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- Most people have the common perception that Africa is that much or all of desert or jungle, or that it is mostly uninhabited savanna where wild animals in a great variety and quantity live.

- Africa is often believed to have been one of the biggest countries that are primitive culture and poverty. Whereas countries in Africa are thriving with prosperous economy including, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, and many others.

- Raina Sorathiya Grade 9

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I think a there is a wrong perception on how Africans live these days. A lot of cartoons I used to watch portrayed Africans based on how their old lifestyle but were set in modern times. For example, they would have paint on there face and wear tribal clothing everyday. Some Africans might live that way in rural areas, but it's not the norm in these modern days.

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African movies movies give tradtional/cultural vibes,  they show the history of africa and their struggles. And that could be seen as "Stereotypical"
-Ridha

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African news are mostly about poverty, government problems etc.. but sometimes when Africa is shown in a NonAfrican newschannel, we see a positive side of Africa.
-Ridha

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I haved lived in Africa for about 14 years which is my whole life, and in schools we have talked about the negative side of Africa and the positive side too. But most of the time we have discussed about the troubles Africans are facing and how can we help them solve those problems.
-Ridha

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Non-Africans have different perspectives on Africa. Some people think that Africa is a beautiful and Rich Continent, but others might think that we live in a jungle and we don't have electricity, the internet, and much more.

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Africa to Africans is their home. Africa to Africans is their home. The Africans accept Africa the way it is. Most of them are happy with the type of continent they live in even though it is not a developed country, it is still one of the continents with unique cultures/traditions in the world.
-Ridha

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In the news, Africa  is often  depicted to be a war torn continent, that has disease ridden. everyone is poor except the dictators. Without external aid it would be one step away from hell. Just an overall miserable place.

-Yannick

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Africa is as a continent filled with poverty, corruption and famine.

-Yannick

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In movies, Africa is seen as a continent filled with flee markets at best, but it's usually seen as a place with primitive peoples.

-Yannick

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The schools I went to didn't talk about Africa except for colonization and decolonization (as far as I can remember).

-Yannick

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In most African movies (i'm talking about the majority, usually shown outside of Africa), Africa is shown as a dirty or undeveloped places with diseases everywhere or as tribes, with people living in forests and huts, completely ignoring the fact that there are quite of few countries in the continent that have developed over time and are in a good position.

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In my school in India, I mainly learned about the resources and the different animals found in Africa other than that I studied  Africa as a continent for a project and learned how it was called the "dark continent" with no history, which I’ve come to known, is not true.

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When I told my friends that I would be moving to DRC, it took them long to figure out that DRC was a country in Africa, and when they did, they thought that I would be living in a "hut" or some sort of forest, they often asked me questions like " will you be homeschooled?" or " do they have internet there?" or "what African language do you have to learn", and that was the day I learned how stupid my friends were, but thankfully I have a high tolerance for people and spent my time, educating my friends on how the whole African Continent isn't a bush filled with tribes and how we do have internet there (it’s not exactly really fast, but it still exists).

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I'm not sure on how I should answer this question, I mean I have moved around but this is my first time moving to a country in Africa. But, as far as I know, most of the people find everything here normal now, I mean, when I first moved to Africa I was utterly shocked of how DRC didn’t have any fast food joints that I had to know or how slow the internet was or how sometimes there was no water, and even though these things seem petty they were a pretty big deal to me,  honestly, everything shocked me in the starting because I had always been used to a life where these things were always just there and I never had to worry about them, I think people here think of it as normal and probably would get a cultural shock if they had to move to where I lived. I also think that quite a few people are very fond and proud of they're culture (which they have every right to be) and that they know of all the problems they are facing and how other countries and places are different from them.

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Most people think of Africa as country rather than a continent with 54 countries.

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One stereotype that I have seen a lot is that Africa is one country that only has one type of culture. Africa is a vast continent that encompasses so many different regions, history, and culture. Western Africa has developed in a different way compared to Eastern or Central Africa. Also, if you are using the internet, or live in a somewhat developed place, people automatically think you live in South Africa, which is weird, as Northern Africa can also be counted as being as developed as South Africa.
-Joyce K

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Most movies that portray Africa always portray it as some land that isn't developed. It portrays Africa as a people that is still a hunter-gatherer civilization, even though we have technology, houses, etc. In much more recent movies, I feel like directors have started to focus on the fact that Africa is developed, but still retains a lot of natural beauty among its land

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Africa is mostly portrayed as a "damsel in distress"  The news is always showing villages, people in horrid work conditions, or malnourished people. Yes, that happens in Africa, but it also happens in Asia, and South America, but it doesn't get as targeted as in Africa. In international news, political elections are barely shown, making people think that Africa's countries have no centralized government. The best news report cite that I've seen internationally about Africa is France 24, as they also highlight the  good things happening in Africa currently.

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When I used to study in the United States of America, they barely ever talked about other things than ancient civilization or American History. The only "African" history I can remember is the Egyptian Empire and the colonization of Africa, but even that was a very brief unit that encompassed other ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, and Greece. The colonization of Africa was only kind of used as a springboard to talk about slavery and the mass exportation of people in the West.

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The majority of the movies which the setting is in Africa mostly show Africa or as a savannah rain forests and deserts and the people in the movie mostly live in huts and they never show the urban places in this beautiful continent.
-Griffin

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From what I have seen I feel like the news never show the good things and blessings of this continent they only show that bad sides of things.
-Griffin

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What I have learned from school about Africa is that the other continents have stolen a lot from Africa and that they had once colonised a lot countries in Africa.
-Griffin

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From what I know I think people that don’t come from Africa think that everyone lives in a village and that it’s a very poor continent but what they don’t know is the material used for the phones are token from here and that it’s actually a very rich continent and the Europeans mostly stole stuff from Africa.
-Griffin

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Since I have lived here basically my whole life I see Africa as a beautiful continent and the different cultures and the food and the different beliefs and the different languages is just lovely.
-Griffin

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Most people think Africa is A very bad place to go but Africa is actually very very astonishing.
-Griffin

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I feel like Africa to many Africans seems like a place that you need t get out of. Many people have dreams of going to developed countries and leaving, thinking that they'll make more money in Europe or America. Yes, there are are Africans that love their cultures, but there is this culture of, "if we leave, life will be better," even though, we could improve Africa as it is.

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A lot of people think that Africa is a war-ridden land, and that it isn't safe to come and visit. A lot of Africa is pretty safe. Or course there are some places that are experiencing war, but the whole continent is not at war. Many people are really friendly and welcoming here.