AFRICANS NEED TO REBRAND AFRICA...... AKON.
The American hip-hop singer, Akon in a viral video, said, as Africans, there is now the urgent need for us to begin to tell our stories: Film makers/Directors, entertainers, the Media... Should all begin to redefine how people see and think of Africa.
The number one branders in the universe, Akon said, is the United States of America. He said; '...they make the United States, look like it's the best place in the world to be. It's the land of the free, home of the brave... ' hence, anyone that sees all these compliments about the US, he said, look forward to be in the United States. The US, he said, downplay their dark sides, only to showcase the seemingly beautiful side.
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, also known in the music and entertainment world as Akon, a Senegalese American singer, record producer and entrepreneur, rose to stardom in 2004 when he released "locked up", his first single...
The video tells it all....
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