Following up from the last blog post here, I was reminded of the dire situation and the discomfort of many African governments in confronting the question of slavery in Africa by failing to stand against social or religious convention. I heard the news story on BBC radio a couple of days ago in which Hadijatou Mani recounted her experiences after he sale as a chattel to a cruel polygamist and her determination to resist after I was "sold like a goat".
Her determination and quest to maintain her dignity makes me propose her as this blog's African person of the year.
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