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EDITOR's note

In October of this year, the youth of Nigeria gave voice to
a cry that had been bubbling up in the deepest parts of
the hearts of the people of the Land of Light. As it broke
forth, it’s as if the heavens had been waiting to receive
the wail of a generation that was being crushed under
the boot of a corrupt and oppressive police unit. The cry
to #ENDSARSNOW reverberated across the continent of
Afrika and from the continent, it traversed the oceans and
went to far off lands, where sons and daughters of Nige-
ria amplified it. As one voice.

The transcendent power of unity that they demonstrated
stirred up our hearts and rebirthed hope, in a continent
that has stayed silent for too long, complied with oppres-
sion for too long, been robbed of its dignity and it sense
of family and stability ... for far too long. And the barren
wombs of our imaginations and our hearts' desire were
reawakened with new seed of inspiration and desire for
change. Change that had been far too elusive, was sud-
denly brought near.

Afrika, the birth pains of change are upon you. Will you
yield and bring forth new realities to transform this con-
tinent?
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 (NKJV)

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Chioma Phillips