2019
1 Jan 2020
For damning all consequences to preach, with clarity and courage, that Africa must be free and free indeed, Arikana Chihombori-Quao has done more than most in 2019 to serve and save her beloved continent. It is for all of the above, and more, that she is
The Guardian 2019 Person of the Year.
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