atane: CNN mixed up Nigeria and Niger. Not surprising if you watch western news regularly. They use

atane:

CNN mixed up Nigeria and Niger. Not surprising if you watch western news regularly. They use Nigerian and Nigerien like it’s interchangeable.

I’ll never forget when a reporter was on location and said “reporting from the capital, Niamey…” and the anchor in the studio started talking about what people in Lagos and the rest of Nigeria think of the latest developments in the capital, Niamey.

These are the people discussing Africa on the news.