Reading Biafra

The Nigerian Civil War (also known as the Biafran War), from 1967 to 1970, was a complex conflict that still has a tight hold on politics and society in Nigeria today. It is a topic that has been written about extensively; and one that has served as inspiration in the world of literature, music, theatre and film. But it is also a topic that is poorly taught in Nigerian schools, and a topic that most Nigerians learn about through oral history—accounts transmitted across generations from people

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