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100			_aOlopade, Dayo
245			_aThe Bright Continent: _bBreaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa.
260			_aBoston, _bMariner Books, _c2015.
300			_a274p. ; _bill.
500			_aIncludes: Index and
504			_aBiography
520			_aThe path to progress in Africa lies in the surprising and innovative solutions Africans are finding for themselves. “A hopeful narrative about a continent on the rise.” ―New York Times Book Review Dayo Olopade knew from personal experience that Western news reports on conflict, disease, and poverty obscure the true story of modern Africa. So she crossed sub-Saharan Africa to document how ordinary people deal with their daily challenges. She found what cable news ignores: a continent of ambitious reformers and young social entrepreneurs, driven by kanju―creativity born of African difficulty. It’s a trait found in pioneers like Kenneth Nnebue, who turned cheap VHS tapes into the multimillion-dollar film industry Nollywood. Or Ushahidi, a technology collective that crowdsources citizen activism and disaster relief.
650			_aAfrica.
942			_cBK
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