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Forty years ago, Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka travelled to Nigeria's secessionist Biafra region to try and calm growing tensions. The visit saw him thrown in jail, forced to spend 22 months in solitary confinement. Now he has returned to meet those who ordered his detention click and read more
By KRISTINA KAMP
A few weeks ago, İstanbul's inner city experienced a pretty unusual scene: a small group of around 30 people, mostly African, poured down the center of İstiklal Caddesi to demonstrate against racism. The occasion was the death of Festus Okey, a 21-year-old Nigerian who died under still unexplained circumstances after being taken into custody by police on Aug. 20. Despite the fact that it was the first time such an incident garnered widespread public attention, it is obviously not a unique case click and read more
