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Jury’s comments: Band Aid30 contributed to the spread of misinformation and stereotypes of Africa as a country filled with misery and diseases. The Ebola outbreak occurred in three countries in West Africa. We recent the idea of a bunch of celebrities joining forces together, giving the impression that they are saving Africa from Ebola. Furthermore, they just make it so much more about themselves! Highly offensive and awful in every way possible. Celebrities cannot stop Ebola.

Jury’s comments: Patronising. It felt like Band Aid South Africa 2015 as they reproduce stereotypical images of children awaiting rescue. Bruno Ruganzo says: “I don’t like it. It really takes away the humanity of the child and of how I think about raising children. Like parents on the African continent cannot take care of their own kids – only the white saviours can help them do that.”

Jury’s comments: Cheesy, cheap, old-fashioned production with a smattering of offensive poverty porn. The main theme promotes the White Saviour Complex. Samuel Gwenzi says: “It gives a picture that Africans are doomed compared to other humans.”