In The Company Of Relatives, And For The First Time
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By Cherno Baba Jallow
A day before I visited my maternal grandfather’s village of Hamdalaye in Dalein, north-central Guinea, I was swept up in a whirlwind of apprehensiveness....
REFLECTIONS: Struggling With Patience? Be A Traveler.
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Struggling With Patience? Be A Traveler.
By Cherno Baba Jallow
‘’So, what were you doing in England?" The Dutch immigration official asked me. This was back in 2007. I...
In My Grandmother’s Village: A Dispatch From Fouta, Guinea
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Dispatch From Fouta, Guinea
In My Grandmother’s Village
By Cherno Baba Jallow
December, 2016
I am in my maternal grandmother’s village of Djoungol, Dalein, north-central Guinea. I have been here for...