Statement by Mr. Carlos Lopes at the Africa media leaders forum

Statement by Mr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Africa Media Leaders Forum. Mr. Lopes, states on his remarks that, More recently contemporary literature and art continued to give a one sided and mostly erroneous view of Africa. The legacies of European intellectuals across times such as painter William de Vos, philosopher George Hegel or writer Joseph Conrad. It is now time to turn a new page and tell the complete and true stories of our continent. We must look to promote the rich, multiple narratives of the African experience, past and present. Failure to do so will result in the continuation of negative and derogatory narratives about Africa that are dictated and written mostly by others, but surprisingly sometimes by Africans as well. Africa’s new narrative must focus on the transformative agenda and the realities of a growing continent. We now live in an information age, where the capacity to acquire and communicate knowledge is the very foundation of economic growth and development. That is why this Forum is of paramount importance.

Bibliographic Details

Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2013-11
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10855/31016
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