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In Bed With the President of Ghana?

By ANDREW SOLOMON WHEN my husband-to-be and I met the Ghanaian politician John Dramani Mahama at a friend’s wedding near Accra eight years ago, I liked him immediately. I kept up with his fortunes mostly through mutual friends, and I … read more »

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The humour and politics of being Adichie

JAIPUR: Labels make Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie rather uncomfortable, but they also bring out her marvellous sense of humour. “I didn’t know I had angst that needed catharsis, but yes of course, as you say, that could be why … read more »

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