The irony in 'Africa Rising' narrative

Africa is rising. Africa is falling. Africa is reeling. The internet has been full of chatter and opinions over the last couple of days in response to an article in international media last week.

It states that ‘Africa reeling’ may be a more fitting description of the state of affairs in Africa. Yes, as if Africa were one homogeneous territory, as opposed to 54 different countries each with diverse nuances, cultures, economic trajectories, the list goes on.