“The darkest part of the night precedes the dawn. So there is no need to despair for humanity in Africa. There is every reason to be optimistic and hopeful.”

—  Leo Igwe

A Manifesto for a Skeptical Africa (2012)

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Nigerian human rights activist 1970

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