Africa is often overlooked in the conversation surrounding the vegan movement, as it is with many others. A continent that was ravaged by colonialism, followed by decades of civil wars, is not the immediate image that comes to mind when you think of veganism — we stereotypically think of white women promoting vegan products and activists in the West. And yet, Africa is one of the most plant-based continents in the world. While meat consumption varies place to place, the majority of Africans live off plants, with meat considered a luxury. According to statistics collated by the BBC last year, the average Ethiopian eats just 7kg of meat annually, while Rwandans consume 8kg and Nigerians 9kg. Animal protein is still considered a luxury, and in an economically underdeveloped continent, access to meat is not readily or cheaply available. But can ‘the plant-based continent’ remain so, as it becomes more economically developed?
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