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Ama Ata Aidoo - Author

HARDtalk speaks to the acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, who has arguably done more than any other writer to depict and celebrate the condition of women in Africa, in books such as The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes. She is opposed to what she has described as a 'western perception that the African female is a downtrodden wretch'. But with girls abducted in Nigeria, polygamy re-introduced in Kenya, child marriages and the prevalence of gender-based violence, how much is there to celebrate about being female in Africa?

English
  • Originally Aired July 21, 2014
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC News
  • Created January 5, 2015 by
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