Its not a defense. Nor did I post to make it "ok". Its for accuracy. So you can keep the "you clowns" shyt.
I am Nigerian. My point in posting what I posted is that we dont seem to have an issue differentiating germans from french, english from scotts, Irish from Spanish.
I just ask that we speak with that level of knowledge and understanding when we speak of Africa. At lwast with the same deference we show Europe.
You would be laughed out of any classroom for conflating Portugal and the Ottoman Empire. Confuse Kenya and Ghana... they all Africans