"A hopeful narrative about a continent on the rise." --New York Times Book Review

"For anyone who wants to understand how the African economy really works, The Bright Continent is a good place to start." --Reuters

Dayo Olopade knew from personal experience that Western news reports on conflict, disease, and poverty obscure the true story of modern Africa. And 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...