Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin| Book Club

Suggested by: Lily
Pages to read: 234
ISBN: 9780393881530 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780393881547 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is an identity?
•Who can express their identity?
•What is Africa’s cultural identity?
•What challenges does Africa experience?
•What was the effect of colonialism?
•What is Lagos’s culture?
•What determined African States borders?
•What was the Berlin Conference meant to achieve?
•What was the justification for the conquest of Africa by those in the Berlin Conference?
•How did African climate and environmental conditions affect the invaders?
•What sovereign claims did the foreigners have to Africa?
•What happened in the Congo Free State?
•What was the British approach to conquest?
•What was the French approach to conquest?
•What happened to borders after African states gained independence?
•How does a straight line border function?
•What was the purpose of the Organisation of African Unity?
•What happened in Somalia?
•What is the White Saviour?
•Who was Kony?
•What is the effect of charity organizations?
•What effect did the golden age of charity have?
•How did Ethiopia use charity money?
•What happened in Zambia?
•What happened in Rwanda?
•What should happen to the wealth taken from Africa?
•What did the British ask of the Asante after conquering Asante?
•What happened in Nigeria?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.