Africa media leaders forum: Statement By Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA

Statement by Carlos Lopes UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA at the Africa Media Leaders Forum. Mr. Lopes, on his remarks highlighted that, 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. These are the stories we need to tell. This is the Africa we must portray and write about. There is that often-repeated proverb that says that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. As the narrative of the continent continues to change, we need to be at the forefront of writing, analyzing and recording it, and not just quoting those who observe us from afar. Even if they look nice to us.

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Format:	Speech biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	2013-11
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10855/46910
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