Fifty Years After Nigeria’s Civil War, the Dream of an Independent Biafra Lives On

Fifty Years After Nigeria’s Civil War, the Dream of an Independent Biafra Lives On
Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu attends a court hearing, Abuja, Nigeria, Jan. 29, 2016 (AP photo).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and associate editors Robbie Corey-Boulet and Omar H. Rahman discuss the announcement of face-to-face talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. For the Report, Eromo Egbejule talks with Andrew Green about how longstanding grievances and heavy-handed security crackdowns are fueling a revived Biafran separatist movement in Nigeria.

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This episode of Trend Lines was produced and edited by Andrew Green, a freelance journalist based in Berlin focusing on health and human rights issues. You can view more of his work at www.theandrewgreen.com.

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