afropessimism

is the damaging perception of sub-saharan africa as an irredeemably problematic place which drives down outside investment and participation.

the perception of sub-Saharan Africa as a region steeped in problems. There is, however, a group of Afro-pessimist who perceive Africans an irredeemably problematic continent, which should either be re-colonized(Onwudiwe, n.d.) or, at best, be left to carry its own burden (see e.g. Kaplan, 1994).The predominantly negative image that the western media have created about Africa(Hammond and Jablow, 1970... Hawk, 1992) discourages investment, hence limiting itscompetitiveness in global markets (Onwudiwe, n.d.). Africa in particular is affected bythis pessimism, whereby a failure anywhere is used to caricature the entire continent. (francis michael academia.edu)

afropessimism, n.Definitions

afropessimism