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Nigeria Civil War

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Zik and I: The Biafra Story Part II by Ojukwu

In a 1985 interview with Newswatch, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu shares his perspective on the Biafran War, explaining the challenges, politics, and truths behind Biafra’s failed attempt to break away from Nigeria. Ojukwu disputes the idea that Biafra would have won if minority groups had fully supported it. He says Nigeria’s leader, Gowon, created 12 new…

Rebuilding Education: Igbo Children in Post-Biafra Open-Air Schools

The photo taken by Bruno Barbey in 1974 depicts Igbo children attending an open-air school, a poignant reminder of the resilience and determination to rebuild after the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), commonly known as the Biafran War. The conflict, fought primarily over the attempted secession of Biafra, devastated the southeastern region of Nigeria, leaving a…