What Binyavanga Wainaina thinks of the Caine Prize

From Africa is a Country Mon Sep 15 2014, 14:10:37

This is Africa is prone to tabloid headlines (they've been running tons of sex related posts lately), but Nigerian journalist Chiagozie Nwonwu's interview with Binyavanga Wainaina (writer, commentator, rights defender "a public figure, not D'Banj, but with enough people") is worth all the sensationalism. In the interview, Binyavanga covers a lot of ground: Nigerians moving to Nairobi, [...]

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