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Mr Murtala is a shining example of China’s increasing engagement with African languages

Jan 03, 2019

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During our conversations, it was easy to observe that Murtala had assimilated a lot of Nigerian-ness, finishing sentences with ‘we thank God’. Photo provided to The Question Marker by Mr. Murtala — During our conversations, it was easy to observe that Murtala had assimilated a lot of Nigerian-ness, finishing sentences with ‘we thank God’. *Photo provided to The Question Marker by Mr. Murtala*

Foreign languages have always fascinated Zhang ‘Murtala’ Weiwei. He grew up in Nanjing, a city in southeast China famous for its central role in the ancient Min…

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