Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave.

Nigerian Writer

Used to describe exact location or direction combining south and east on a map.

Geographic Orientation

To indicate a position relative to a specific point, place, or area when giving directions.

Relative Position

May evoke specific cultural or climatic associations, depending on the global region.

South-eastern

Geographic Orientation

Relative Position

Cultural Implications

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