Chad’s Idriss Déby As Odogo’s Wife, the Incriminator, By Festus Adedayo
Yoruba people have been serially accused of over-explanation of their world. Perhaps, just like every other tribe in Africa. Chinua Achebe’s explanation of “the word” to the Igbo is that they regard the art of conversation very highly, to the extent that “proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.” Traditional Yoruba society […]
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