The inclination of foreigners, most commonly Americans, to refer to any country on the African Continent as Africa, is on that has long rubbed nerves raw.
Today, a foreign traveler and blogger has come under heavy fire for posting a picture with the caption that they were stranded in the "Middle of Africa".
This post has been causing ripples on social media as many have insulted her for this "derogatory" statement about the 53 countries in Africa.
See a few comments below:
Today, a foreign traveler and blogger has come under heavy fire for posting a picture with the caption that they were stranded in the "Middle of Africa".
This post has been causing ripples on social media as many have insulted her for this "derogatory" statement about the 53 countries in Africa.
See a few comments below:
“in the middle of Africa” pic.twitter.com/YiDJmOfPcR— md. (@marzdamz) May 17, 2019
— Bellatrix LeStrange (@BelllaTrixxLeSt) May 17, 2019
Now ... pic.twitter.com/eNyhwpSZkN— Trevor™💫💦🇿🇲 (@Trevormuloo) May 17, 2019
By UN definition middle of Africa covers Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and São Tomé and Príncipe amazing that you were in the middle of all that maze! Wazungu pic.twitter.com/TAgYoVCrDa— Chris (@Ngaruthi) May 20, 2019

