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He left his vast country inAfrica. Now he lives in the big city of stone. And it isbetter for him, this exile. An exile where the inhabi-tants have respect for a white stick, where the stateensures his wellbeing and where facilities enable himto read and write

— Véronique Tadjo As The Crow Flies (2001)

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People do not necessarily need a sovereign, but they certainly need someone who embodies a higher idea of the nation.

I would say that although the monarchy has sometimes been challenged, it is nevertheless firmly rooted in the social fabric.

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For me, literature is the place for all concerns. It is the act of reading, the act of writing and the act of engaging in deep reflection.

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