Author name: Tobi

On a recent flight to Dakar, a cabin crew member of an African airline enthusiastically greeted a Burkinabe passport holder ahead of me – “Welcome and greetings to Captain Traoré! We love him”.  The passenger smiled and quietly took their seat without the mutual fanfare. This excitement for a younger leader is understandable in a …

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