"Afro-pessimism" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1990, Africa Report, vol 35/36, p. 97",
          "text": "If “Afropessimism” is not to take hold, African nations still mired in autocracy, bureaucracy, and corruption must begin to democratize their political systems.",
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          "ref": "2000 November 17, Jessica Hodgson, The Guardian",
          "text": "He and other African journalists warned that \"Afro-pessimism\" in the western media affected the way Africa was perceived, with knock-on effects on the continent's politics, tourism, and aid from western countries.",
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          "text": "I wanted to examine the so-called “Afro-pessimism” that outsiders often feel concerning Haiti, because the country is seen as a chunk of that easily misunderstood continent, floating in the wrong seas.",
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        "A pessimism or weariness over the chances of solving the political and social problems that Africa faces."
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