Digital Storytelling: Contrasting Pictures of Africa

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is it worth if combined with three others as shown below?

And if these four are juxtaposed to the set of four below, what might be the takeaway message?
In digital storytelling, in contrast to traditional print journalism, readers have the ability to react to the author and to each other as they comment.
Thanks to chogger.com for assistance in preparing this part of the digital story.