The 50th Anniversary Of The Biafran War
The 50th Anniversary Of The Biafran War
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The fight for a separatist republic in Nigeria, Biafra, ended 50 years ago. Worldview talks to a Chicago family who lived through it. We also hear from Dr. Kanayo Odeluga, a physician and Igbo community leader, as he plans a 50-year remembrance of the Biafra conflict and from Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, a first generation Igbo-American writer, musician and activist.