Episode 8 of The Unpopular View, Michael Brown, is a part 2/3 of his sits down with longtime colleague Koffi Kouakou in a first “North–South dialogue” on African realities, American assumptions, and the China factor. They challenge the “single story” narrative about Africa, unpack what standard metrics miss about everyday life and informal economies, and explore how China’s visible infrastructure and technology investments are reshaping the West’s role on the continent.



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