Africa and the Western Media

As a lover of news events and current affairs, with limited choices of news channels to watch (only BBC and SKY on free-view), one can not but continue to add-up to the figures that makes up for the rather high audiences recorded by BBC, even though it is mostly down to lack of good choices.

Although BBC is renowned for its rather bias and disgusting representation of Africa which without doubt is supported by 'the west'; It feels disheartening that the corporation's resolve never to highlight any good thing from the continent now stands in the way of reporting sensitive information.

While any bad ideology never misses the all-seeing eye of the BBC and are often repeatedly broadcasted by the worst scenes and vocal expressions; the same all-seeing eye often turns blind when it comes to a good bit that concerns Africa.

In 'Welcome to Lagos', a research by BBC on Nigeria, a nation of 150 million was summarized as a 'ghetto'. While there are bad sights all over the world, including Southampton where I have lived for 4 years, BBC will rather spend its time showing the breath-taking sights of the London-2012 Olympics. BBC's interest ended as soon as the portrayal of a ghetto Nigeria had been satisfactorily crafted.

I enjoyed the wide prominence gained during the process of electing the IMF president, review of potential candidates' credentials and qualities. However, rather than the presidential election in IMF's sister institution, the World bank to gain equal prominence, if not more, the all-bad-seeing eyes of the BBC has failed to highlight the processes.

Is it because the most qualified candidate which ironically 'the west' may decide not to give the job to is African?

would BBC rather not expose the west's foolishness in advocating democracy while it does not practice same? IMF-euro/W/Bank US alliance?



Middle, Okonjo Eweala, the most qualified candidate for the job, left and right, Kim, a medical Dr and American, with Jose, a columbian resp