Operation (RE) BRAND AFRICA

A few weeks ago, I came across an image depicting two men, shaking hands, standing on opposite sides of what used to be a road—a tattered, narrow strip barely recognisable as infrastructure. The caption read, “30 million road construction project completed in (African country).” The irony was stark, but beyond that, it illuminated a much deeper issue: the narratives we choose to accept and perpetuate about Africa, especially as Africans.


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In 2024, Canva, an Australian multi-national software company that offers graphic design tools for individuals and companies, announced that they would be increasing their subscription fees. This sparked a palpable wave of discontent among users of the platform.

According to Famewall (2025), Canva has over 180 million across the globe, with 16 million of them being paying users.


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Over the past few months, I have been deeply reflecting on a particular thought. This is not something I could delegate to content-generation software to produce a polished narrative. Authenticity is one of my core values, and there are certain matters that I feel must be personally expressed. Writing this piece is one such matter.


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