Prologue I wanted to write this ‘essay’ as an essay – a long form of words organised in deep sentences and weighty paragraphs explaining where I was, and

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Nelson Mandela remains one of the most enduring narratives Africa has produced. When he was released from Victor Verster Prison in 1990, after 27 years behind bars,

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It is hand drawn, almost scrawled— this piece of collage art, tweeted from a fringe twitter account with less than a thousand followers, even less following. Through

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Back for Ground by Sabi Creations, written and directed by Ibi Kontein is a Nigerian play that was shown at His Dulce in Victoria Island Lagos on

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