Senegalese-American singer, Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam who is better known as Akon has disclosed that Africa is better than America.

According to the ‘Don’t Matter’ hitmaker, the images portrayed about Africa is in the negative light and not actually the true reflection of the continent.

He indicated that Africa has a rich story and America is not as ‘heaven’ as it is because of there more school shootings in America.

‘The images they show about Africa are so negative. It’s conditioning what we believe. Africa has a rich story too. More people died in Chicago, more school shootings in America” he said

In a video sighted by BrownGH.com, the renowned singer divulged that Africans need to start telling their positive stories to their children and help curb the spread of negative news about the continent to the rest of the civilized world.