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{{Cyberpunk}}, and lots of it. Its' hyper-cynical, hyper-dystopian themes [[DiscreditedTrope became difficult for audiences to take seriously after a certain point]] when applied to most locations, but combine it with a seemingly never-ending RealLife dystopia like Africa, and that problem is all but eliminated. Not to mention Africa is also an ideal place geographically to build a SpaceElevator.

{{Cyberpunk}}, and lots of it. Though its hyper-cynical, hyper-dystopian themes [[DiscreditedTrope became difficult for some audiences to take seriously after a certain point,]] but combine it with a seemingly never-ending RealLife dystopia like Africa, and that problem is all but eliminated. Not to mention Africa is also an ideal place geographically to build a SpaceElevator.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the city of Numbani in the West-African savanna. It is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis built after the [[GreatOffscreenWar Omnic Crisis]] and is one of the few places where humans and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots omnics]] live side by side in peace, working together to create a Utopian Africa. As a result it is unofficially known as "The City of Harmony". Certain characters have special dialog on the location, ranging from admiring it's peace (Lúcio) to rage and disgust at the idea of tolerating omnics (Torbjörn).

{{Cyberpunk}}, and lots of it. Though it's hyper-cynical, hyper-dystopian themes [[DiscreditedTrope became difficult for some audiences to take seriously after a certain point,]] but combine it with a seemingly never-ending RealLife dystopia like Africa, and that problem is all but eliminated. Not to mention Africa is also an ideal place geographically to build a SpaceElevator.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the city of Numbani in the West-African savanna. It is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis built after the [[GreatOffscreenWar Omnic Crisis]] and is one of the few places where humans and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots omnics]] live side by side in peace, working together to create a Utopian Africa. As a result it is unofficially known as "The City of Harmony". Certain characters have special dialog on the location, ranging from admiring it's peace (Lúcio) to rage and disgust (Torbjörn).

* ''Zoo City'' is a {{Cyberpunk}} novel with fantasy elements set in South Africa. It has an endorsement from WilliamGibson himself and has the same kind of grey market protagonist that Gibson's novels favor.

{{Cyberpunk}}, and lots of it. Though it's hyper-cynical, hyper-dystopian themes [[DiscreditedTrope became impossible for audiences to take seriously after a certain point,]] but combine it with a seemingly never-ending RealLife dystopia like Africa, and that problem is all but eliminated. Not to mention Africa is also an ideal place geographically to build a SpaceElevator.

{{Cyberpunk}}, and lots of it. Yes, we know cyberpunk is dead, not least because its hyper-cynical, hyper-dystopian themes [[DiscreditedTrope became impossible for audiences to take seriously after a certain point,]] but combine it with a seemingly never-ending RealLife dystopia like Africa, and that problem is all but eliminated. Not to mention Africa is also an ideal place geographically to build a SpaceElevator.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the city of Numbani in the West-African savanna. It is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis built after the [[GreatOffscreenWar Omnic Crisis]] and is one of the few places where humans and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots omnics]] live side by side in peace, working together to create a Utopian Africa. As a result it is unofficially known as "The City of Harmony". Certain characters have special dialog on the location, ranging from admiring it's peace (Lucio) to rage and disgust (Torbjorn).

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'' introduces New Mombasa, a high-tech Kenyan city and spaceport. At least when the game begins, before there's lots of StuffBlowingUp. The horrible nature of the place is brought up in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', when we learn that TheLeader of the police is a DirtyCop and molester.

* ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'', where New Mombasa in Kenya is a high tech city and spaceport. At least when the game begins, before there's lots of StuffBlowingUp. The horrible nature of the place is brought up in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'', when we learn that TheLeader of the police is a DirtyCop and molester.

* Most of NnediOkorafor's books take place in a technologically updated future or alternate universe Africa that is also a MagicalLand. Some examples are ''Literature/ZahrahTheWindseeker'', ''Literature/TheShadowSpeaker'', and ''Literature/WhoFearsDeath''.

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* The South African/Canadian sci-fi series ''Series/CharlieJade'' involves [[AlternateUniverse three different universes]] in its storyline. One of them, the "Alphaverse", is dystopian and completely cyberpunk, including [[CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain lots of rain]]. Its counterpoint is the ecotopian "Gammaverse" ([[NotSoDifferent unpolluted, but rife with political corruption and social engineering]]). The neutral one is the "Betaverse", which is our own early 21st century world. The whole series takes place in the Cape Town region and very little info about the rest of the world is ever given. According to the series's script, both the Alphaverse and Gammaverse are supposedly [[AlternateHistory alternate histories]] of the Betaverse, with a divergence occuring shortly after WWII or during the early UsefulNotes/ColdWar period.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the city of Numbani in the West-African savanna. It is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis built after the [[GreatOffscreenWar Omnic Crisis]] and is one of the few places where humans and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots omnis]] live side by side in peace, working together to create a Utopian Africa. As a result it is unofficially known as "The City of Harmony".

* In [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Isaac Asimov's]], ''Literature/IRobot'' universe, a unified Africa eventually becomes Earth's primary economic driver, while Europe sinks into a sleepy backwater that's more of a retirement community writ-large than anything else.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the city of Numbani in the West-African savanna. It is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis built after the [[GreatOfscreenWar Omnic Crisis]] and is one of the few places where humans and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots omnis]] live side by side in peace, working together to create a Utopian Africa. As a result it is unofficially known as "The City of Harmony".

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the city of Numbani in the Nigerian savanna. Known as "The City of Harmony", it is a gorgeous, technologically advanced metropolis where humans and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots omnis]] live side by side in peace.

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* One of the campaigns of EmpireEarth 2: The Art of Supremacy takes place during [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture the "Synthetic Age" (202X-204X)]] (featuring things like nanotech enhanced soldiers and giant mecha) in Africa, and deals with the poor native taking up arms against the exploitative [[MegaCorp megacorps]]. It ends with Africa becoming a technologically advanced world superpower.

* Wakanda, home of the ComicBook/BlackPanther, is more scientifically and technologically advanced than the Western world, and has been for a long time. In addition to their most famous product, the rare metal vibranium (which CaptainAmerica's shield is made out of), they have a cure for cancer.

* While ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' is primarily focused on North America (especially Seattle), Africa receives no small amount of attention, with both the setting's worst WretchedHive and its most advanced space port (and space elevator) being situated on the continent, along with several other places of note.

* While ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' is primarily focused on North America(especially Seattle), Africa receives no small amount of attention, with both the setting's worst WretchedHive and it's most advanced space port(and space elevator) being situated on the continent, along with several other places of note.

* While ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}} is primarily focused on North America(especially Seattle), Africa receives no small amount of attention, with both the setting's worst WretchedHive and it's most advanced space port(and space elevator) being situated on the continent, along with several other places of note.

* Subverted in ''VideoGame/DreamfallTheLongestJourney'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/DreamfallChapters'', which takes place in a {{Cyberpunk}} future where most of Africa has risen as one of the world's leading economic superpowers following several economic collapses and crises in Europe and America. As a result, most African countries is consistently portrayed and described as peaceful, idyllic, and prosperous; a stark contrast to the run-down and polluted, borderline dystropic Europe.

For whatever reason, Africa seems to be the one place in fiction that never gets better as time goes on. On occasion, fiction decides to shake things up. Africa doesn't necessarily get better, but it catches up technologically. What happens to places as bad as third-world Africa with an advancement in technology but no reduction in widespread poverty?

* ''{{Halo 2}}'', where New Mombasa in Kenya is a high tech city and spaceport. At least when the game begins, before there's lots of StuffBlowingUp. The horrible nature of the place is brought up in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3 ODST}}'', when we learn that TheLeader of the police is a DirtyCop and molester.

* The Watekni subculture in a TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture Kenya in IanMcDonald's ''Chaga''.