Sunday 10 October 2010

Memories of Colonial Africa – Part 2 of 5


By Philip Emeagwali

Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. A video excerpt is posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWJQpbUllyU

I was born in 1954 in colonial Africa. One of my most cherished mementos from the colony of Nigeria is one of the pennies I received for my school lunch allowance.