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African media often focus on negative stories relating to subjects such as poverty, conflict and disease, and fail to report on positive developments and achievements, including in education and healthcare. (AFP via Getty Images)

Study finds that negative media stereotypes drain African economies

Adverse and biased narratives about the continent inflate perceptions of risk, leading to unjustifiably high borrowing costs

  • Aarti Bhana
3 min read