![]() Repeat them over time, and they become the defining narrative of a people and place. ![]() Stories - and the words and images used to tell them - matter. It’s so pervasive that a New York Times story about the continent’s biggest soccer tournament, the Africa Cup of Nations, was framed through coups and Covid. But for a generation, the story of Africa has remained one of poverty, as well as disease, poor leadership, corruption and conflict. The impassioned pleas for the world to “lend a helping hand to life” by giving to Ethiopians raised millions. ![]() ![]() Over in the U.K, Bob Geldof stages Live Aid, a concert featuring Phil Collins, U2, Wham and Queen. Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and some of the most famous musicians in the world record the charity single, We Are the World. The year is 1985, and Ethiopia is at the peak of a three-year famine that kills a reported 1.2 million people. ![]()
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