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How German Language Quietly Shapes Nigerians' Access to Global Education and Labour Mobility
The reactions were swift and adulating when Oluwaseyifunmi Sanni posted photos of herself holding a copy of her final year undergraduate dissertation on X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate her academic milestone in German studies at the University of Ibadan. The tweet generated over 9 million impressions, providing a rare opportunity for questions revolving around the m…. read more.
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MEMORY AND MARGINALISED HISTORIES: BLACK SOLDIERS AND THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE IN TIERN MONENEMBO’S THE BLACK TERRORIST
At the January 2026 meeting of world leaders hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Donald Trump affirmed before a stunned audience of European and North American leaders that the whole of Europe would have been speaking German,…. read more.