Soyinka made the remarks on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, where he served as the keynote speaker.
Nobel Laureate and literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka has delivered an assessment of Africa’s ongoing complicity in modern-day slavery, warning that the continent will continue to grapple with the menace until it embraces a holistic, comprehensive and egalitarian attitude towards eradicating it.
Soyinka made the remarks on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, where he served as the keynote speaker.