Tag Archives: CHINUA ACHEBE
by Chido Onumah “Indiscipline pervades our life so completely that one may be justified in calling it the condition par excellence of contemporary Nigerian society”- Chinua Achebe, The Trouble with Nigeria. Prof. Chinua Achebe, literary giant, celebrated author, humanist and … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, NPR, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States, Wole Soyinka
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When I was coming of age in my part of the African continent, I was oriented to four major metaphors for what my environment considered most important in our social discuss. The first was Zik, which I later learnt was … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, Chike Obi, CHINUA ACHEBE, College of New Jersey, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Ugorji, Wole Soyinka
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By Joe Igbokwe All roads lead to Ogidi in Anambra State , Nigeria the home town of the late (Ugonabo) Professor Chinua Achebe on Wednesday May 23 2013 for the sage’s final burial. People from all walks of life will … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Anambra State, CHINUA ACHEBE, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Ogidi, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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by Professor Wole Soyinka As a celebrated author, Professor Chinua Achebe’s final burial rites hold this week, I was on the road between Abeokuta and Lagos when I first learned about his death. Who called first – BBC or a Nigerian journalist? … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged African Writers Series, africanliterature, CHINUA ACHEBE, Cyprian Ekwensi, Flora Nwapa, indepthfrica, Nigeria, Onitsha Market Literature, Wole Soyinka
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The family of Professor Chinua Achebe and the South-East Governors Forum on Sunday fixed May 23 for burial of the literary icon. Chairman of the forum and Anambra State Governor; Peter Obi announced this after a meeting of the governors … read more »
By Nkem Ekeopara International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda: What has Biafra and the death of Thatcher got to do with it? Last week, the hazardous situation in North Korea and the death of the former British … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Nigeria, Op-ed, Rwanda, West Africa
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Tagged CHINUA ACHEBE, genocide, Hutu, Kofi Annan, Margaret Thatcher, Nigeria, Nigerian, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide
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by Obinna Akukwe The shameless sale of Igbo presidency and Igbo interests by Ohaneze to the highest bidder has attracted the frank opprobrium of Senator Uche Chukwuerije. In a submission he sent to the Igbo Elders,South East Governors, and members … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Anyim Pius Anyim, bokoharam, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Peter Obi, Theodore Orji, Uche Chukwumerije
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Last year, I attended a conference that brought together African thought leaders. In a session about African identity, we explored the question of whether one could claim to be African without being fluent in any African languages. A passionate, and near disruptive … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Agbor, British Empire, CHINUA ACHEBE, Colonialism, English language, Igbo, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, United States
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The year-long 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), were flagged off here Monday by Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, and Dr. Teodros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, africanrenaissance, africanunion, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Pan-Africanism
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The bitter and unpleasant truth is that Africa’s ruling classes, both civilian and military, have been the major cause of Africa’s problems. Hence, their lack of impact and inability to effectively address and solve the grave and urgent problems which … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged CHINUA ACHEBE, Constitution of Uganda, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Nkrumah, Nigeria, Uganda, Wole Soyinka
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There is a coffee table book titled Black Ladies that is on display in the window of a leading Nairobi bookshop. The book is a collection of photos of African women in various states of nudity by the German photographer, … read more »
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Tagged African, African literature, Black Ladies, CHINUA ACHEBE, Conrad, Indepth Africa Magazine, Joseph Conrad, Nigeria
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By Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Taken from a March 27 audio column from prisonradio.org. The writer is a political prisoner at SCI Mahanoy in Frackville, Pa. The brilliant light of a Nigerian masterwriter has gone out, and the world is … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed
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Tagged Anthills of the Savannah, Bard College, Brown University, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States
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Newspapers and Magazines were quite rightly full of very extensive eulogies of Chinua Achebe who passed away aged 82. Most chose to omit the tragic chapter of his involvement in the Biafra secession attempt that culminated in the civil war … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nadine Gordimer, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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LAKSHMI KRUPA Who will fill the void now that Chinua Achebe is gone? This writer wonders if Chimananda Ngozie Adichie is the answer. Even as I, along with countless other fans of the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe grieve the loss … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Annie John, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, CHINUA ACHEBE, Half of a Yellow Sun, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Purple Hibiscus, Thing Around Your Neck, Things Fall Apart
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By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu Maximilien Marie De Robespierre (1758-1794) once said that “death is the commencement of immortality.” Chinua Achebe might have died but there his immortality begins, for having died he can die no more. He transcends to immortality … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Anthills of the Savannah, CHINUA ACHEBE, Eni Njoku, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Lagos, Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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By Obi Nwakanma, Via vanguard opinion President Goodluck Jonathan,truly found his vocation: with a doctorate in Zoology, there could be no better place for him to put his skills to work than in the Zoo called Nigeria. Nigeria is a … read more »
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Tagged Anthills of the Savannah, Boko Haram, CHINUA ACHEBE, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, national security, Nigeria, Nigerians, Tortoise (band)
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By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba This is blasphemy coming from an Igbo man and one who claims to adore the late author. I must admit that I do not fully understand what National or State Burial means. My understanding is that … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Boston, CHINUA ACHEBE, Head of state, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Westminster Abbey, Wole Soyinka
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Amenyo, Kofi Now that he is gone, he cannot win it anymore. The Nobel Prize in Literature is not awarded posthumously. Achebe won almost everything except the mother of all literary prizes. Many people think he should have won it. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nobel Committee, Nobel Prize in Literature, Salman Rushdie, Swedish Academy
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By Qansy Salako Professor Chinualumogu Achebe passed on too early at 82. Given how the literary world remains insatiable drinking from his fountain of knowledge, he should have lived to 200. At least. “Your love has spread all over my … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged A Man of the People, Achebe, Biafra, Boko Haram, Chike Obi, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart
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By Belayneh Abate Many news outlets broadcasted the death of Chinua Achebe. His flesh that he shares with us and other animals might have changed its physical form. But how could a soul embellished with wits and wisdoms such as … read more »
Posted in Article, Belayneh Abate, Columnist, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria
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Tagged Boston, CHINUA ACHEBE, Death, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States
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As we mourn the death of our great literary scholar, Chinua Achebe, here is a review of what is arguably his magnum opus, Things Fall Apart. Review: Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe In “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe did what … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Culture of Africa, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Okonkwo, Things Fall Apart
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Chinua Achebe best known for breakthrough novel ‘Things fall Apart’ Nigerian novelist, poet and essayist Chinua Achebe, who died last week at the age of 82, was seen by many as the father of African literature. Simon Winder, publishing director … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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They Never Read Him True, as Soyinka observes, Things Fall Apart, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe’s first novel, “is a work of extraordinary power and insight. It remains one of the best-known works by the Nigerian writer, whose career has spanned over … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, African Trilogy, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, Wole Soyinka
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(AFP) LAGOS — Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka and a renowned poet, John Pepper Clark, said Friday they have lost “a brother, a colleague” with the death of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. “For us, the loss of Chinua … read more »
By; Kiflu Hussain Just yesterday, when I was provoked to write my latest piece “Getting Our Perspective Right on Our Fellow Africans,” I quoted extensively from a great work by a great genius of Africa, Chinua Achebe. At the time, … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, African people, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ethiopia, Fellow, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Scholarly method, Things Fall Apart
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The novelist and political dissident captured the soul of a continent — and helped me discover my own history By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chinua Achebe has died at 82. To commemorate his passing, we have republished Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s essay … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Nigeria, Okonkwo, Things Fall Apart
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In Lagos and London and many other places, the world mourned the great African novelist Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at 82. Achebe was best known to American readers for his novel “Things Fall Apart.” Published in London … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African literature, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, indewpthafrica, Man Booker International Prize, Nadine Gordimer, Nelson Mandela, Nigeria, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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(CNN) — The death of Chinua Achebe represents more than the loss of a great writer. Achebe was perhaps the first to give voice with elegance, a poetic prose, and startling insight to the other side of the world which … read more »
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Tagged Achebe, CHINUA ACHEBE, CNN, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Conrad, Nelson Mandela, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel, United States
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I was brought up on the likes of Chinua Achebe as far as African literature in English is concerned. This was also the case with previous generations of post-colonial African writers and readers. As a tribute to him I present … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African literature, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, Jean-Paul Sartre, Nigeria, Nuruddin Farah, Things Fall Apart, Things Fall Apart: A Novel
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Foremost novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, is dead. He was 82. Reporters learnt he died last night in a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. A source close to the family said the professor had been ill for a while and … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria
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Tagged Achebe, Africana Studies, Boston, Brown University, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Things Fall Apart, United States
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