The Bright Continent

An exciting new voice offers a fresh portrait of Africans thriving in the face of adversity, showing the way forward for development on the continent and beyond

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

' The Bright Continent will change your view of Africa. It's that simple. A lively and enjoyable read' Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of the New America Foundation

'A book that bracingly lives up to its title. An Africa we are all too unaccustomed to seeing comes vividly to life thanks to Olopade's restless eye and keen curiosity' Howard French, author of A Continent for the Taking

'A long overdue and much needed corrective to the dominant perception of Africa' Dinaw Mengestu, author of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears and All Our Names

'[An] upbeat study of development in Africa... The book is written more in wonder at African ingenuity than in anger at foreign incomprehension' New Yorker

Dayo Olopade is a Nigerian-American journalist covering global politics and development policy. She has reported for the The New York Times, Daily Beast, Root, New Republic and many other publications. Dayo is currently a Knight Law and Media Scholar at Yale University.