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Realising my dream to become a novelist at the age of 19

I wrote the first draft in a ghetto in Lagos, working on it at 4am. With its publication the life…

Ben Okri Ben Okri

James Barnor: Ghana’s photography genius

From crawling babies to ‘cool Constance’, Barnor spent decades capturing his country’s independence and the diaspora experience during the swinging…

The Guardian The Guardian

Michael Gunning: Jamaica swimmer’s rise in white-dominated sport

"I guess I'm known as the black, gay swimmer who wants to be the Usain Bolt of the pool." Michael…

Nick Hope, BBC Nick Hope, BBC