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Why we, Nigerians, should care about Sudan

Sudan reminds us that most of Africa is still beholden to the gun, to bullets and leaders that derive their power from them. But it also reinforces the vision that people can take their destiny into their hands and transform their fate

Solomon Elusoji
Jun 16, 2019
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Omar Hassan al-Bashir in February, several months before vacating Sudan’s presidency amid civil protests against his 30-year dictatorship.

Photo Credit: Ashraf Shazly/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Omar Hassan al-Bashir in February, several months before vacating Sudan’s presidency amid civil protests against his 30-year dictatorship. Photo Credit: Ashraf Shazly/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

It seems so far away, Sudan. On our phones, on television, we read the news, consume the images, but we still cannot feel the delicate immediacy of the s…

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