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Flogged for speaking my mother tongue

Nigeria says it wants primary school teachers to conduct lessons in local languages instead of English, which is currently used.…

Cecilia Macaulay Cecilia Macaulay

Cookathons, speechathons and skipathons: the rapid rise of obscure world record attempts in west Africa

Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and a half – but controversy has followed In…

Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule

How old English sea shanties inspired Cape Verdean singer

When she was a young child and taking too long to get ready for school, family get-togethers or to sing…

Penny Dale Penny Dale