How to celebrate Osama’s death

May 06, 12 How to celebrate Osama’s death

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The night Osama bin Laden’s death was announced (2 May 2011), I was nearing the end of my exchange programme in Washington DC. Because I lived a short 20 minute walk away from the White House, a group of us decided to become a part of history and see what was happening down the road. It seemed that everyone in the area had the...

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Nigeria’s not so golden celebrations

Having been fortunate enough (although some may argue unfortunate enough) to travel to Nigeria early last week, it can be said that 1 October 2010 was as much an anticipated date in Nigeria as 11 June 2010 was in South Africa. The country’s capital and “centre of unity”, Abuja, was awash in green and white and buzzing with...

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