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Feb 2022
24m 19s

Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

CSIS | CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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Mvemba Phezo Dizolele is joined by author Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr to discuss Ubuntu, the African concept of humanity, meaning “I am because we are.” They discuss Akunyili’s recent book, I Am Because We Are: An African Mother's Fight for the Soul of a Nation, which tells the story of her late mother Dora Akunyili who committed her life to fighting fraudulent d ... Show More
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