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The experiences of colonialism in Africa have led to the emergence of a unique historical configuration in modern post-colonial Africa: the existence of two publics instead of one public.

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Source: Ekeh introduced his “two publics” argument by explaining that colonialism produced a distinctive political and moral structure in postcolonial African societies. He developed the argument using examples from Nigeria.
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