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Novelist Chinua Achebe Declines Honour

Novelist Chinua Achebe turns down honour from Nigerian government

Novelist Chinua Achebe turns down honour from Nigerian government. The author was selected for the Commander of the Federal Republic award - but declined to accept it in protest of conditions in Nigeria.

Also on the programme, Cameroonian corruption and where the people of Ethiopia stand on the upcoming US election.

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成人快手 World Service Archive

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