Chinua Achebe leads Nigerian authors' fuel subsidy protest
The internationally acclaimed writer joins 35 other writers from Nigeria supporting revolt against cuts to funding for fuel costs
Chinua Achebe is heading a group of 38 Nigerian authors who are throwing their weight behind mass protests in the country at the government's withdrawal of the state fuel subsidy.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 9 January, 2012
Recent entries
- Chinua Achebe leads Nigerian authors' fuel subsidy protest
- Theater Review | 'Sontag: Reborn': Moe Angelos’s ‘Sontag: Reborn’ in Under the Radar - Review
- Roald Dahl stamps – in pictures
- Labyrinth gets graphic novel prequel
- Harry Potter director Chris Columbus to write children's fantasy books
- Roald Dahl stamps honour classic children's author
- Books of The Times: ‘The Obamas’ by Jodi Kantor - Review
- Mystery Chinese blogger scores a hit with Cultural Revolution novel
- Off the Shelf: New Investment Books Aim to Right Your Wrongs - Review
- Universities collected £50m in library fines, figures show
Newsletter
Untitled Books
Your account
Register for an account and review books, comment on articles and build a list of your favourite reviews. Coming soon.

