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This week we're reading "How To Marry An African President" by Erica Sugo Anyadike. This story follows the relationship between a secretary and the President of an unnamed African country from the beginning of their courtship. Through a second person narrative, we see their relationship develop and their power corrupt. The story was shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, the Queen Mary Wasafiri Writing prize and the AKO Caine Prize for African writing.
Link to story: How To Marry An African President by Erica Sugo Anyadike
Twitter: @shortsthepod
Instagram: @shortsthepodcast
Sound editing & mix by Nikola Vasovic
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This week we're reading "How To Marry An African President" by Erica Sugo Anyadike. This story follows the relationship between a secretary and the President of an unnamed African country from the beginning of their courtship. Through a second person narrative, we see their relationship develop and their power corrupt. The story was shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, the Queen Mary Wasafiri Writing prize and the AKO Caine Prize for African writing.
Link to story: How To Marry An African President by Erica Sugo Anyadike
Twitter: @shortsthepod
Instagram: @shortsthepodcast
Sound editing & mix by Nikola Vasovic

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