Africans are posting pictures of everything from ancient mosques to new stadiums and modern art under the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou in an effort to get more diverse images of Africa out into the world.
The hashtag that was inspired by Africans feeling the need to correct the negative images shown by western media went viral in various African countries.
Here are some tweets:
#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou Nairobi at Night ❤ pic.twitter.com/I3lBp4q4Aw
— Masaku (@masaku_) June 25, 2015
#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou The spectacular no filter sunsets in Kenya. God does the job himself. pic.twitter.com/dFXsDQk4EK
— Kenya Pics (@kenyapics) June 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/THECAROLDANVERS/status/613693392887906304
https://twitter.com/Just_MAWI/status/613684000465526784
#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou Rwanda : The land of a Thousand hills pic.twitter.com/jIWN8DNFxr
— Elie Bahati (@EllisBht) June 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/lunarnomad/status/613661871049043969
https://twitter.com/masookies/status/613644966942871552
Lets go to Ghana #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/sGhXuZN8dT
— Ubong Edidion (@DavidQuartz) June 24, 2015
My family's beautiful country of Cape Verde#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/14KSQZ0fuI
— christina. (@lavidatina) June 24, 2015
HOME. IVORY COAST. #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou pic.twitter.com/fIuJ0v0jnU
— rochana (@itsrochana) June 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/Toussaint215/status/613485429870956544
https://twitter.com/Toussaint215/status/613484416388759552
