For ages, people around the world have not taken any keen study on Africa to find out what the continent can offer the world. this book explains how wrong this notion is, providing clear information on how people have been bearing the wrong perception about Africa for a very long time now. Most people especially from the West believe that Africa has no history and this book proves that wrong, escribing different sectors that the continent is rich in, alongside with some lessons the world can take on Africa.
The author of this book is Ruth Finnegan, was brought up in Ireland but spent some time in Sierra Leone, Africa. She explores different misconceptions about Africa and gives firsthand information basing on her stay in Africa.
The author of this book has organized it in different chapters in order to handle the topic in the most comprehensive way possible. She begins by introducing Africa to her readers in the first chapter. The other ten chapters consist of knowledge about different norms and practices that the West could learn about. One of the aspects researched by Finnegan is “The strength of women”, a topic of concern for the rest of the world, as every nation, organization and other entities strives to maintain gender balance. Moreover, you could learn about the beauty of language, wisdom of proverbs, magic of names, power of praise, the dance of music as well as the play, pain and the miracles of children in the chapters presented in the book.
Africa is a rich continent in terms of literacy, history and resources among other sectors that the rest of the world thrives in. people need to change their perception on Africa in order to take lessons on some of the burning issues witnessed in different parts of the world. moreover, this book elaborates that Africa is diverse. Cultures from the East, West, North and South of Africa vary widely unlike the common notion that Africans are all the same. It is high time the world learnt from Africa. ( )